Freesias grow from 12 to 18 inches tall producing fans of small, sword-shaped leaves. In the spring, long, thin stalks grow above the leaves and bear clusters of dainty, trumpet shaped flowers up to 2 inches long. The sweetly scented flowers come in an array of colors including white, gold, orange, pink, red, purple, and blue. Some species have flowers veined or feathered with two colors. Some have double petaled flowers.
Freesias are one of the most loved, and elegantly scented flowers.
The one-sided sprigs carried on a single slim stem give them a certain delicacy, which is common to both the single and double flowered varieties. In our high tech culture, Minimalism is often the watchword. The newer longer stemmed varieties of Freesias, which you have received in your March bouquet, display flowers with no accompanying foliage. The versatile Waxflower is a fairly recent arrival in the world of cut flowers. Widely used as a cut flower in Australia and overseas, Waxflowers last for well over two weeks.