Freesia Fucata - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds The Patio Vegetable Collection tall growing 2-3 foot plants

tall growing 2-3 foot plants

or sometimes used in a soup called pepperpot soup

Above the flowers flare two light coloured bract like bat wings

or syrup form as an ingredient in cakes and cookies

containing toxic calcium oxalate crystals

Freesia Fucata - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds The Patio Vegetable Collection tall growing 2-3 foot plantsFreesia is a genus in the Iridaceae of about 14 species from southern Africa, mostly from the winter rainfall region of South Africa. Freesia fucata is an early blooming fragrant species that is white flushed purple with yellow markings. It is found on clay slopes in the renosterveld in the southwest Cape. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders, eminent experts on South African indigenous flora.