Freesia, Level II

Freesia flowers finished, but now I am waiting to harvest the seeds.

I wonder...will these seeds grow Freesia with bulbs?  I have been waiting for these seeds to mature and dry so that I can experiment.  Gardening sure requires patience.

Spring Has Come For Freesia!

Wow, wow, wow!  Here and there and everywhere, freesia flowers started to open in my yards. I planted the bulbs on 10/5/10, so it took little less than 5 months to see these pretty, frangrant flowers :)

 At this stage, I couldn't be 100% sure what color the flowers of this one would be - maybe yellow?

 These are from my front yard.  They smell wonderful!

 Close up shot of the freesia in the front yard. 

These lavender colored freesia is the 'stray' ones that appeared in the backyard unexpectedly.  Apparently, the previous owner planted freesia bulbs throughout the yards.  It sure was a pleasant surprise to me!

A few days later, red flower started to open in the front yard.  While the yellow ones look cute and cheerful, the red ones are quite ellegant.

More red flowers opened in the backyard.  They look great with the dianthus and the calla lilies!

No, I Didn't Forget.

Freesia, freesia, freesia...
Besides from the bulbs I planted, very similar (or should I say the same) leaves started appear here and there, everywhere in my back yard.  The previous homeowner must've planted freesia bulbs long ago, and it seems the original ones have grown underground and spread in my backyard.  My mom told me Freesia is somewhat invasive, so I will dig them up next spring and share the bulbs with friends.

Anyway, here's the progress of 'my' freesia. 

So, this is how the first sprout looked like back in October.

 18 days later (one month after planting), they kind of looked like bunny ears.

 Two weeks later (44 days after planting), the bulbs I planted in my front yard looked like these...

 ...and the ones in the backyard.  Backyard receives more sun, so that maybe why these bulbs are doing better than the ones in the front yard?

 Freesia tilted and grew out of control.  But wait, I think I see some flower buds already!

Close-up picture of the buds.

These are a part of the 'stray' freesias in my backyard.  They, too, have buds.  I think the smell in the backyard will be wonderful once they all bloom.

Hello, Freesia!

Today is the 12th day since I planted the Freesia bulbs.  Finally, I found a green tip out of the ground, and I got excited. 

Can you see it??  This is one of the three bulbs I planted in the backyard (Full Sun in the morning hours, North facing).

I am looking forward to more of this!

Freesia!

I noticed at a local home center that they were selling bulbs.  I remember seeing some paper bags marked "Mom's bulbs.  Don't touch, don't eat" sitting in the fridge when I was young.  Hm...do I have to do that too?  I did some online research and found out that I may not have to, thanks to the warm climate San Diego offers.

OK.  No digging in the winter, so I shall try bulbs.  I picked FREESIA bulbs.

Freesia bulbs.  There are 10 bulbs in the package I purchased, so I planted them at several different parts in my front and back yards.

The instruction says the bulbs should be planted in 2-inch deep and need a 4-inch space between each other. I dug soil and planted the bulbs 2-inch deep. But isn't a 4-inch space too sporadic?  I decided to give about 2.5 inches of space.

One of the spots I planted the bulbs.  I used a craft stick and noted the date (10-4-10) I planted.  I am so looking forward to see rhe sprouts!