The best flower to grow in October, it survives as soon as it is dropped into the ground, and it is an excellent potted plant whose fragrance fills the whole room
Introduction
Green plants and potted flowers are essential decorative touches for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies the room and pleases the mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1378" introduces you to a very fragrant flower.
Today's star
In golden October, with crisp autumn air, now is the season for growing flowers. This year, don't choose those overcommon pothos and spider plants again. This issue introduces this flower: both its blooms and leaves are beautiful, it is as easy to grow as a weed, it has the delicate fragrance of an orchid, and it offers great value for money. Let's learn about it together.
Freesia
This flower has a beautiful name: freesia. It belongs to the Iridaceae family and is a perennial bulbous herbaceous flower of the genus Freesia. It is also known as xiangxuelan because its flower color is pure white like snow and its floral fragrance is delicate like an orchid, hence the name. It is native to southern Africa and is now widely cultivated in various places, mostly for ornamental use.
Extremely fragrant flowers
Freesia has broad, thick, emerald-green leaves, and its flowers resemble certain Phalaenopsis orchids, so it is often mistaken for an orchid family plant, but it is not an orchid. Its flower colors are rich and varied, including red series, yellow series, white series, blue series, and more. Its floral fragrance is rich like perfume and can be extracted as a material for essences. Grown on a home balcony, when it blooms, fragrance drifts through the whole room, refreshing the heart and mind.
Super easy to grow
Freesia is a bulbous plant with corms underground. Its germination rate is extremely strong, it grows rapidly, and it adapts well to the environment. Even if the corms are casually dropped into the ground, they can survive, so it is no exaggeration to say it is one of the easiest plants to grow. It has strong reproductive capacity; large corms divide into small corms every year, and one pot becomes a large patch, so it can decorate courtyards and flower beds. In daily care, it is completely low-maintenance and needs no special pampering.
An excellent potted plant
Freesia is heat-tolerant but not cold-tolerant. In summer it can be exposed to the sun freely, but in winter it must not go below 3°C, so in the north it should be moved indoors for care in winter. Its flowering period is not fixed and can be controlled artificially. Planted in October and cared for indoors, it can bloom in winter and spring. It is perennial, so one planting allows years of enjoyment. It is a rare excellent potted plant and is worth having.