Freesia laxa Crinum Paeonia obovata ssp

Paeonia obovata ssp

Other than clearing away the dead foliage in fall

large evergreen shrub with narrow

Each flower can reach an amazing 4" in width

Freesia laxa Crinum Paeonia obovata ssp(Aka: Anomatheca laxa, Lapeirousia laxa) This delightful, small, and easy to grow South African iris relative makes a small clump of 8" green, iris like foliage, topped in May and June with small, but brilliant, scarlet red flowers. For a small rock garden sized plant, Freesia laxa puts on quite a show. The clump will go dormant in dry summers but the foliage returns in late fall and grows all winter. We have found Freesia laxa to be amazingly drought