Hi there, am growing for the first time in the garden, they appear to have taken off or is grass popping up everywhere? After about 3 weeks growth it looks like grass shoots. But when I pull one up there is a small seed at the base, but it does not look like the seed I planted which was large & purple. Thanks for your help.
lemming2,
Mar 21, 12:21am
Freesia bulbs usually put up 2 small leaves about a centimetre across at the broad bit, and a few centimetres long, narrowing to a point. They sort of overlap each other at the base. then they get bigger and longer with more leaves.
jsimons12,
Mar 21, 12:24am
Thank you I have seen those but have never planted from seed before (Yates Giant Masterpiece) they develop corms/bulbs later. But at the moment it just looks like grass everywhere! :)
annies3,
Mar 21, 12:48am
That will be your seed comming up it will look like grass like gladioli seedlings but a bit finer
jsimons12,
Mar 21, 12:55am
Oh thank you, do you happen to know of good ground cover seed to plant in between there is not much space, just to keep the weeds out & to go over the top of Freesia corms after they flower & die down, I was thinking of Acaena inermis/NZ Burr - but do not know if you can buy it from seeds?
oh_hunnihunni,
Mar 21, 1:06am
I cast pansy seed (viola) over my freesias, works a treat.
jsimons12,
Mar 21, 1:41am
Oh really that's good to know I have viola in large pots looked great until powdery mildew set in, does yours look nice all year round?
lythande1,
Mar 21, 12:03pm
Can't be confused with grass. they are obviously a bulb. You know how they look when in flower? The leaves look just the same when they sprout. They don't have seeds. they have a bulb. about the size of an orange segment.,
tui93,
Mar 21, 2:21pm
What about that groundcover called bacopa (?) think that's right spelling. A lowgrowing perennial groundcover in purple or white. I really like it.
Yes they do have seeds - 'Yates giant masterpiece' - they develop a corm/bulb later on.
jsimons12,
Feb 21, 4:53am
According to packet flowering within about 4 months quote=annies3]http://www.garde- nguides.com/82827-grow-freesia- -seeds.html Apparently you can grow freesia from seed I wouldn't expect flowers for a while though.[/quote]
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