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Freesias And Tulips

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May 2017

Breeding experiments turned two bulbous plants from different continents into the late-winter-and spring-flowering darlings of gardeners all over the world.

Freesias And Tulips

Freesias

The nose-pleasing blooms we’re able to plant today hale from a genus of 14-16 species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, all of which are native to Africa, and many from the Cape region. Freesias lay dormant during the hot, dry summers, are nurtured by the cooler weather and ample rains of autumn and winter, and then bloom fragrantly and beautifully in spring.

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