Genus Freesia

Freesia Eckl. ex Klatt, Linnaea 34: 672 (1866), nom. cons.

See below:

• Botanical Plates
• Accepted Species
• References
• Image Gallery
• Cultivar Image Gallery
• Classification
• Further Reading in Library

Botanical Plates:

Accepted Species:

• Freesia andersoniae L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 17: 337 (1927).
• Freesia caryophyllacea (Burm.f.) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 134 (1939).
• Freesia corymbosa (Burm.f.) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 132 (1929).
• Freesia fergusoniae L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 17: 337 (1927).
• Freesia fucata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Bothalia 31: 189 (2001).
• Freesia grandiflora (Baker) Klatt in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 187 (1894).
  • Freesia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora.
  • Freesia grandiflora subsp. occulta J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Strelitzia 27: 111 (2010).
• Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 20: 171 (1995).
  • Freesia laxa subsp. azurea (Goldblatt & Hutchings) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 20: 171 (1995).
  • Freesia laxa subsp. laxa.
• Freesia leichtlinii Klatt, Gartenflora 1874: 289 (1874).
  • Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba (G.L.Mey.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Strelitzia 27: 70 (2010).
  • Freesia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii.
• Freesia marginata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Novon 15: 168 (2005).
• Freesia occidentalis L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 23: 255 (1933).
• Freesia praecox J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Strelitzia 27: 65 (2010).
• Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Klatt, Linnaea 34: 673 (1866).
• Freesia sparrmanii (Thunb.) N.E.Br., Fl. Pl. South Africa 1: t. 11 (1921).
• Freesia speciosa L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 19: 385 (1929).
• Freesia verrucosa (B.Vogel) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 20: 171 (1995).
• Freesia viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Syst. Bot. 20: 172 (1995).
  • Freesia viridis subsp. crispifolia (Goldblatt) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Strelitzia 27: 55 (2010).
  • Freesia viridis subsp. viridis.

References:

Gartenflora, 1874

See discussion in 1919 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

see discussion at The Pacific Bulb Society

Systematics of Freesia 1982

Image Gallery:

Freesia andersoniae Freesia caryophyllacea Freesia corymbosa Freesia fergusoniae Freesia fucata Freesia grandiflora Freesia laxa Freesia leichtlinii Freesia marginata Freesia occidentalis Freesia praecox Freesia refracta Freesia sparrmanii Freesia speciosa Freesia verrucosa Freesia viridis

Cultivar Image Gallery:

There are 809 cultivars registered by the KAVB, Below are cultivars currently being offered in 2025 catalogs. If you grow these please consider photographing them and attaching photos to their page or sending them to the photo manager (link below).

Freesia 'Ambiance' Freesia 'Blue Bayou' Freesia 'Boulevard' Freesia 'Emily' Fressia laxa 'Alba' Freesia laxa 'Azurea' Freesia laxa 'Albomaculata' Freesia 'Maya' Freesia 'Mercurius' Freesia refracta alba Freesia 'Red Baron' Freesia 'Rosario' Freesia 'Volante' Unidentified Cultivars

Classification:

Genus Freesia

1. Subgenus Freesia Freesia andersoniae , Freesia corymbosa , Freesia grandiflora , Freesia laxa , Freesia occidentalis , Freesia refracta , Freesia speciosa , Freesia verrucosa
2. Subgenus Viridibractea, (Freesia subgen. Viridibractea (Goldblatt) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Strelitzia 27: 50 (2010).)
   1. Series Viridibractea Freesia caryophyllacea , Freesia fergusoniae , Freesia fucata , Freesia leichtlinii , Freesia marginata , Freesia praecox , Freesia sparrmanii ,
   2. Series Alatae (Freesia sect. Alatae J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Novon 15(1): 172 (2005).) Freesia viridis

Further Reading for Freesia:

Progress in Freesia hybridization in 1919

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