Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Eckl. ex Klatt

Spice Flower detail Flower In the field

Family: IRIDACEAE

Genus: Freesia

Catalan common name: Fragedis.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Africa

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Characteristics: A species introduced from South Africa, it can be cultivated or naturalised sporadically in slightly cool places. It is recognisable because the stem which carries the inflorescence forms a right angle just beneath the first flower, so the flowers are more or less horizontally lined up. The flowers are yellow or whitish; the leaves are sword-shaped; the plant has an underground bulb.