I never even knew that freesias do set seed. But I did see swollen bases of the flowers suggesting fruit is setting seed. Your video clarified this. Thankyou for your efforts.
Hi. Thanks for the vid. I live in the tropics & we cant grow theses. But I do remember the beautiful scent of freesias growing in my mums garden, as a boy in 1970's New Zealand.
Ed Straker - a childhood memory for me as well. We had a front garden filled with the old fashion ones. Wish I had some of those. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your comment Ed!
Yes I should have mentioned I'm in New Zealand:-) :-) Cool one, Thank you ever so much! I've never seen seeds on a bulbed plant before, I can't help from picking them normally, but finding seeds in those funny nut looking things was amazing!! There are in a paper bag waiting for spring! :-) Your video and comments are very helpful;-) Cheers very, Lala :-)
Hello New Zealand!!! That's so cool!!! I like that I can save the seeds - especially from the pink ones because those are hard to find in the stores. I also grow Amarylis bulbs and this past season, I cross pollinated them - saved their seeds and planted them. They take about 3-4 years before they will grow a flower - but that's another REALLY expensive bulb for the US it's about $5-7.
Thank you for video, very helpful for me as a new Freesia grower. Don't worry about your manicure, nothing more honest than a woman with nice nails and gardening on her hands. Mike UK
Gloves whenever you work in your garden soil .... animal waste...cats..mice...and only God knows what else. Protect youself. Great video! I found it very helpful!!!
Thanks so much for this video. It answered a lot of my questions. I have a beautiful freesia that I must have planted a few years ago. It comes up every year. Now I know what the knobby things are after flowers. I will try to plant the seeds this year. I must have good conditions here in zone 9 because I haven't done anything to help this plant.
@@LifeAfter40IsGood Freesias are my absolute favorite flower but I'm not sure if I can keep them indoors all the time because I'm in a zone 5🥴 .... Of course when it'll be summer and we'll get over 25°C weather than I'll take them out but beside that any tips?
Sana - keep them near a sunny window. Water when dry. Allow the bulb to cycle through it natural life (don’t remove stem or leaves until fully brown and comes off easily). They need it to regenerate the bulb. 😊 I have some growing indoors now. Brightens up my house. Happy Growing ❤️
@@LifeAfter40IsGood the reason I came to know this video of yours is because I'm a fragrance reviewer here in RUclips. I just did a review on a Fragrance called Oud Absolute by Pino Silvestre. I smelled a note in this fragrance that reminded me of Freesia, and I wanted to see if it smelled like what I remembered. :)
Daniel San! - I love the smell of plumerias too. I’ve bought so many fragrances that people have said smell like Plumeria but sadly I’ve not agreed. Sometimes it’s hard to replicate Mother Nature.
***** - There's also purple and pink and a red-orange. I'm paying attention this year to where my pinks and purples are so I can gather their seeds and label them separately. I love pinks and purples! The yellows I think smell the strongest. I could never have enough freesias!!!!
Kristan Stacey-Graf - don’t trim. Leave them on the stem. Some will produce seeds. I’ll take a pic and post on my IG tomorrow so you can see. IG name same as my RUclips channel.
Been there too! They were stealing them at my community garden! If the foliage is gone put hardware cloth over them (small squares) Their grubby hands can get through chicken wire.
One of my fave flowers, beautiful scent. I'm new to gardening, is it advisable to mix some well rotted manure in with the compost when planting the corms/bulbs in a container and what do you feed them, if anything? Thanks :-)
I don't use fertilizer. Just use good potting soil - most of the potting soils on the market these days have stuff like worm castings (I think that's the best fertilizer). I am in the process of gopher proofing my cinder block plot in @ the community garden because gophers discovered the freesia bulbs - Eeeek! So I have to dig out the soil in the each hole and insert a metal grate at the bottom. The upside - there are TONS of bulbs in these holes and earthworms!! YAY! I think I might just do a video on this...another way to get more freesias.
Do you ever put these in your own soil and allow them to naturalize? I currently just planted some (im in san diego CA) and i usually start things in pots and once they take off i like to transplant them into my front/back yard. I have a sandy, almost combination clayish sort of soil and dont know if they like that? I typically mist all my plants. Once in the morning, and again at night on a schedule but i dont know how finicky these little guys are about water once they take off? Nothing came on the instructions for mature watering and care. Im in a "trial and error" sort of phase right now. TIA for any advice, or tips!
Dara Lushine - they aren’t too picky and will bloom for you with not too much effort. I don’t think you need to mist them. I water daily if it’s hot and dry and it’s in a container. Otherwise I just water as needed. They will multiply well though if you plant in richly nutrient soil. Like potting mix or good composted soil. 😊 I gave my friend some bulbs and he planted them in his plot at the Community Garden, he doesn’t do much tending to them and they are now a nice mass of freesias!
I tend to plant these now in pots because they don’t flop over due to the weight of the buds and my gardeners don’t accidentally toss out the bulbs when they clean up the dying off leaves. They will naturalized very well.
By ‘bubble’ are you referring to the little growth on the bottom of the bulb? If so, it’ll just form sometimes on the bulb when you are growing them. If you plant in rich nutrient soil & water + sun you’ll get a healthy freesia. If that’s not the bubble you’re referring to please tell me what the video timestamp is and I’ll relook at the video and answer your question 😊
@@LifeAfter40IsGood Thank you so much for have answered me 🥰 My question was about the bulb itself that you showed at minute 0:36 (sorry, didn´t know how to call it). It comes from the plant or I have to buy it? The thing is that I planted the flowers, but as far as I can see it`s not that way how it works 😅 I should have planted the seeds or that bulb 😬
@@vamosApasear - give it time. Do not dig up the bulb until all the leaves and stems are brown & dried out. Once the flowers die, the energy of the plant starts going to the bulb portion and that’s how the ‘babies’ are formed. You should still water them until they start to brown a lot. Then just let them dry completely when you can easily tug on the brown part and it comes off then you can remove the bulb if you wish. I don’t disturb my bulbs unless I’m relocating or gopher & squirrel proofing them. 😂
After flowering let the plant stay for abouth six weeks without water.In that period the bulb retracts essential elements from the leaves so it can give power to the new baby plant when planted again.But after harvesting the old bulb,The old bulb needs a a period 3 or 4 months between 25 to 30 celcius before planting again.
My freesias grew lots of seed pods in April, but they're not drying out or opening up - still green! (late May) And we're talking hot climate here. I wonder how much longer I'm gonna have to wait before I collect the seeds...
@@LifeAfter40IsGood Thanks, they started going yellow the day after I posted the comment! xD Maybe just to annoy me. I'll be keeping an eye of them in the coming days.
They tend to flop over. I try to get them to grow strong in good soil & water them consistently . Their stems will be thicker and will stand upright. This year at the community garden, I planted them and put a metal grate around them to keep the squirrels away. I’ll post a picture on my Instagram tomorrow for you (same name as my RUclips). 😊. The metal grate will also aid as support
sayed gafar Tulips, Paper Whites (although I don’t like their scent), amaryllis (my fave in the forcing bulb category). I have a video in my playlist gardening: How to Force Bulbs Indoors Without Soil. :)
Neo Bill - I plant them in the Spring. I like to plant them in little planter boxes with nice potting soil - this way they get the best chance of germinating and I can isolate them. It takes awhile for them to grow big enough to be a freesia flower - but if you are a gardener you know that patience is par for the course! ;)
For blooming they need a cold period in the soil below 17/18 degrees celcius.If not possible you can storage the bulbs at 13 degrees for 10 days before planting.
In Holland.But thats to far for you.Maby a webshop were they can send some seeds.But I wont dissapoint you,Freesia can grow and grow in Phils but only leaves.For flowers they need a cold period below 17 celcius.And I think the temp in Phils is always hot.But there are a few species of Freesia wich comes indepence of temperature in bloom.I know one specie that comes here easy in flower but if it is total independence I dont know named Speedy White.
How deep do you sow them? I ordered some freesia alba seeds online because the bulbs are hard to find and expensive. The instructions didn't say, though they did recommend soaking them in a smoke solution.
I don’t soak nor ever heard of a smoke solution. To plant I use a layer of nice bag soil (helps retain moisture) and cover about the depth of the seed. Then gently water. 😊
@@LifeAfter40IsGoodThank you! I never heard of smoke solution either, but apparently some African or Australian seeds are stimulated to germinate after fires. Not sure if my seeds came directly from there though.
Hay there, I've just collected the seeds from the flower pods, my question, do i plant the seeds immediately or do i put them away to dry out and harden before planting the seeds? Cheers very
Hi Lala - wow, your season is later than mine. You must be in another country. I wait until Spring to plant my seeds. I am a lazy gardener so I just collect them and then dry them out (you don't want to store them w/ moisture or they will mold). Then scatter them when your spring season arrives. It will take a couple seasons before you get a flower its worth it - these bulbs are $$$$! :D
Don’t believe it. My freesias sown as seed in September flower the following April( most of them) As for the old myth that the seed pods take a lot of strength from the corms, lots of gardeners dismiss this. Plants with ripening see pods keep their foliage much longer, simply to build up the seeds.
l have all coloured freesias but each year l seem to loose the colours and have more and more yellow ones can you tell me what l can do to prevent this
+denise ford - I love the yellow ones! They are the most fragrant. Yes, you can pull them and send them to me!!!! LOL! Maybe you should move your colored ones into a different area. I grow mine in pots because I can keep track of them better.
I never even knew that freesias do set seed. But I did see swollen bases of the flowers suggesting fruit is setting seed.
Your video clarified this.
Thankyou for your efforts.
You’re so welcome! ❤️
Thank you for a wonderful video! Very informative and helpful!
You are most welcome!
Wow I didn’t know they seed after flowering, I’m gonna give it a go in planting freesias. thank you
Elizabeth Odjen - You’re so welcome!!!
Hi. Thanks for the vid. I live in the tropics & we cant grow theses. But I do remember the beautiful scent of freesias growing in my mums garden, as a boy in 1970's New Zealand.
Ed Straker - a childhood memory for me as well. We had a front garden filled with the old fashion ones. Wish I had some of those. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your comment Ed!
Yes I should have mentioned I'm in New Zealand:-) :-) Cool one, Thank you ever so much! I've never seen seeds on a bulbed plant before, I can't help from picking them normally, but finding seeds in those funny nut looking things was amazing!! There are in a paper bag waiting for spring! :-) Your video and comments are very helpful;-) Cheers very, Lala :-)
Hello New Zealand!!! That's so cool!!! I like that I can save the seeds - especially from the pink ones because those are hard to find in the stores. I also grow Amarylis bulbs and this past season, I cross pollinated them - saved their seeds and planted them. They take about 3-4 years before they will grow a flower - but that's another REALLY expensive bulb for the US it's about $5-7.
If you live in a hot climate, be sure to grow these.
Omg osm beautiful amazing flowers 👌👌👌👌👌👏
Thank you for video, very helpful for me as a new Freesia grower. Don't worry about your manicure, nothing more honest than a woman with nice nails and gardening on her hands. Mike UK
Awwww! Thanks Mike!
nice and short thx
You’re welcome! 😉
Oh my God ! They smell so good.I could just die ! ;)))))
Gloves whenever you work in your garden soil .... animal waste...cats..mice...and only God knows what else. Protect youself. Great video! I found it very helpful!!!
Wiesbadengera M - Thanks for your concern!
Thanks so much for this video. It answered a lot of my questions. I have a beautiful freesia that I must have planted a few years ago. It comes up every year. Now I know what the knobby things are after flowers. I will try to plant the seeds this year. I must have good conditions here in zone 9 because I haven't done anything to help this plant.
Hi Fran, Zone 9 is the magic zone! :D (that's my zone too!) Glad you found this video useful and may your freesias multiply!!!
@@LifeAfter40IsGood Freesias are my absolute favorite flower but I'm not sure if I can keep them indoors all the time because I'm in a zone 5🥴 .... Of course when it'll be summer and we'll get over 25°C weather than I'll take them out but beside that any tips?
Sana - keep them near a sunny window. Water when dry. Allow the bulb to cycle through it natural life (don’t remove stem or leaves until fully brown and comes off easily). They need it to regenerate the bulb. 😊
I have some growing indoors now. Brightens up my house.
Happy Growing ❤️
Excellent video on this. Thank you! :)
Daniel San! - Glad it helped you!
@@LifeAfter40IsGood the reason I came to know this video of yours is because I'm a fragrance reviewer here in RUclips. I just did a review on a Fragrance called Oud Absolute by Pino Silvestre. I smelled a note in this fragrance that reminded me of Freesia, and I wanted to see if it smelled like what I remembered. :)
Daniel San! - I love the smell of plumerias too. I’ve bought so many fragrances that people have said smell like Plumeria but sadly I’ve not agreed. Sometimes it’s hard to replicate Mother Nature.
Very interesting, thanks!
MakeMoneyHobby.com - You’re welcome! My freesias are starting to form seeds now. Yay!
Thank you I learned so much.
You're so welcome! :)
I got the white colored one,but not the yellow one.ONE ain't enough for me.I must have both !!
***** - There's also purple and pink and a red-orange. I'm paying attention this year to where my pinks and purples are so I can gather their seeds and label them separately. I love pinks and purples! The yellows I think smell the strongest. I could never have enough freesias!!!!
Thank you for this video. I love Freesias. Can I use organic bulb fertilizer? God bless you and your family 🙏🏾
Thanks for this
aDI amn - you are so welcome! Thanks for your comment. :D
Thank you, it is helpful
cmmts2015 - You are so welcome! :)
How do I trim them after the flowers have bloomed? Do I just cut all of the green off? Thank you
Kristan Stacey-Graf - don’t trim. Leave them on the stem. Some will produce seeds. I’ll take a pic and post on my IG tomorrow so you can see. IG name same as my RUclips channel.
Squirrels keep stealing my freesia bulbs, little rascals. I have started using peppermint spray on the soil and pot in an attempt to deter them.
Been there too! They were stealing them at my community garden! If the foliage is gone put hardware cloth over them (small squares) Their grubby hands can get through chicken wire.
One of my fave flowers, beautiful scent. I'm new to gardening, is it advisable to mix some well rotted manure in with the compost when planting the corms/bulbs in a container and what do you feed them, if anything? Thanks :-)
I don't use fertilizer. Just use good potting soil - most of the potting soils on the market these days have stuff like worm castings (I think that's the best fertilizer). I am in the process of gopher proofing my cinder block plot in @ the community garden because gophers discovered the freesia bulbs - Eeeek! So I have to dig out the soil in the each hole and insert a metal grate at the bottom. The upside - there are TONS of bulbs in these holes and earthworms!! YAY! I think I might just do a video on this...another way to get more freesias.
Do you ever put these in your own soil and allow them to naturalize? I currently just planted some (im in san diego CA) and i usually start things in pots and once they take off i like to transplant them into my front/back yard. I have a sandy, almost combination clayish sort of soil and dont know if they like that? I typically mist all my plants. Once in the morning, and again at night on a schedule but i dont know how finicky these little guys are about water once they take off? Nothing came on the instructions for mature watering and care. Im in a "trial and error" sort of phase right now. TIA for any advice, or tips!
Dara Lushine - they aren’t too picky and will bloom for you with not too much effort. I don’t think you need to mist them. I water daily if it’s hot and dry and it’s in a container. Otherwise I just water as needed.
They will multiply well though if you plant in richly nutrient soil. Like potting mix or good composted soil. 😊
I gave my friend some bulbs and he planted them in his plot at the Community Garden, he doesn’t do much tending to them and they are now a nice mass of freesias!
I tend to plant these now in pots because they don’t flop over due to the weight of the buds and my gardeners don’t accidentally toss out the bulbs when they clean up the dying off leaves. They will naturalized very well.
Hi am in San Diego when do you plant your bulbs tyvm
Where do you get that bubble? It is necessary to buy it or you can get it directly from the fresia plant?
By ‘bubble’ are you referring to the little growth on the bottom of the bulb? If so, it’ll just form sometimes on the bulb when you are growing them. If you plant in rich nutrient soil & water + sun you’ll get a healthy freesia.
If that’s not the bubble you’re referring to please tell me what the video timestamp is and I’ll relook at the video and answer your question 😊
@@LifeAfter40IsGood Thank you so much for have answered me 🥰 My question was about the bulb itself that you showed at minute 0:36 (sorry, didn´t know how to call it). It comes from the plant or I have to buy it? The thing is that I planted the flowers, but as far as I can see it`s not that way how it works 😅 I should have planted the seeds or that bulb 😬
@@vamosApasear - give it time. Do not dig up the bulb until all the leaves and stems are brown & dried out. Once the flowers die, the energy of the plant starts going to the bulb portion and that’s how the ‘babies’ are formed. You should still water them until they start to brown a lot. Then just let them dry completely when you can easily tug on the brown part and it comes off then you can remove the bulb if you wish. I don’t disturb my bulbs unless I’m relocating or gopher & squirrel proofing them. 😂
After flowering let the plant stay for abouth six weeks without water.In that period the bulb retracts essential elements from the leaves so it can give power to the new baby plant when planted again.But after harvesting the old bulb,The old bulb needs a a period 3 or 4 months between 25 to 30 celcius before planting again.
If i cut the flower stem will it grow more like Dahlias?
No, sorry it won’t. Btw, these are freesias. It will grow more bulbs if your soil is rich and you keep it watered - but not too saturated. Just damp.
The flower freesia is mentioned in the romantic comedy movie remember sunday :)
dzulkafley samad - Good trivia!
My freesias grew lots of seed pods in April, but they're not drying out or opening up - still green! (late May) And we're talking hot climate here. I wonder how much longer I'm gonna have to wait before I collect the seeds...
Wait until they are brown. It takes awhile - mine are still green too. When I see the pods crack open I start picking them off.
@@LifeAfter40IsGood Thanks, they started going yellow the day after I posted the comment! xD Maybe just to annoy me.
I'll be keeping an eye of them in the coming days.
@@headrockbeats 😂😂
Hi! Do the freesia plants need to given some sort of support?
Bhavita Toliya - They can flop over, especially when they bloom. I tend to plant in planters.
Hi there- Can you make a suggestion on how to stake freesias? I tried tying each plant to a single stake but they keep falling over as they grow.
They tend to flop over. I try to get them to grow strong in good soil & water them consistently . Their stems will be thicker and will stand upright. This year at the community garden, I planted them and put a metal grate around them to keep the squirrels away. I’ll post a picture on my Instagram tomorrow for you (same name as my RUclips). 😊. The metal grate will also aid as support
@@LifeAfter40IsGood Thank you so much!
I posted on my IG ❤️
So I can't plant these in the spring??
ok as i am after40 too lol i want to ask is there some type of bulbs i can grown n give flowers indoor??
sayed gafar Tulips, Paper Whites (although I don’t like their scent), amaryllis (my fave in the forcing bulb category). I have a video in my playlist gardening: How to Force Bulbs Indoors Without Soil. :)
@@LifeAfter40IsGood paper whites smell poochie but they r pretty. maybe sensy melts in a burner when they bloom
Wiesbadengera M - paper whites are always my first blooms in the garden.
nice flowers .. can we planting freesia n iris indoor n get blooming??
sayed gafar - I’ve never tried growing indoors before. I suppose you could with good lighting
thanks for fast reply.have a nice day
Hi, what happen with the seeds you have planted? Because i have collect almost 1000 and i don't know what to do.
Neo Bill - I plant them in the Spring. I like to plant them in little planter boxes with nice potting soil - this way they get the best chance of germinating and I can isolate them. It takes awhile for them to grow big enough to be a freesia flower - but if you are a gardener you know that patience is par for the course! ;)
What fertilizer would you suggest for them to bloom?
For blooming they need a cold period in the soil below 17/18 degrees celcius.If not possible you can storage the bulbs at 13 degrees for 10 days before planting.
How long does it take for freesia from seeds to flower. is it true that they wont flower the first year if grown from seeds?
I think it's going to take awhile - like 2-3 years for the seedling bulb to form enough energy to grow a flower.
some of mine are flowering at the moment only six months since they first germinated
Where can I buy bulbs? Im from Philippines
Have you tried online? I’ve bought freesia bulbs online before. 😊. I’m in the US
In Holland.But thats to far for you.Maby a webshop were they can send some seeds.But I wont dissapoint you,Freesia can grow and grow in Phils but only leaves.For flowers they need a cold period below 17 celcius.And I think the temp in Phils is always hot.But there are a few species of Freesia wich comes indepence of temperature in bloom.I know one specie that comes here easy in flower but if it is total independence I dont know named Speedy White.
We don’t have Zones in England so it’s very hard to understand what you’re referring too
Spring is when you want to plant your seeds. Autumn/Fall is when you’ll collect seeds. 😁. My climate is mild so I don’t have frost.
How deep do you sow them? I ordered some freesia alba seeds online because the bulbs are hard to find and expensive. The instructions didn't say, though they did recommend soaking them in a smoke solution.
I don’t soak nor ever heard of a smoke solution. To plant I use a layer of nice bag soil (helps retain moisture) and cover about the depth of the seed. Then gently water. 😊
@@LifeAfter40IsGoodThank you! I never heard of smoke solution either, but apparently some African or Australian seeds are stimulated to germinate after fires. Not sure if my seeds came directly from there though.
@@mckylaearl191 - very interesting! Thanks for writing back. I love learning something new. So cool how other cultures grow things!!!!
Hay there, I've just collected the seeds from the flower pods, my question, do i plant the seeds immediately or do i put them away to dry out and harden before planting the seeds? Cheers very
Hi Lala - wow, your season is later than mine. You must be in another country. I wait until Spring to plant my seeds. I am a lazy gardener so I just collect them and then dry them out (you don't want to store them w/ moisture or they will mold). Then scatter them when your spring season arrives. It will take a couple seasons before you get a flower its worth it - these bulbs are $$$$! :D
Do not let your freesia produce seeds. Seeds take a long time to grow. And it takes a lot if energy from the bulb.
Don’t believe it. My freesias sown as seed in September flower the following April( most of them)
As for the old myth that the seed pods take a lot of strength from the corms, lots of gardeners dismiss this. Plants with ripening see pods keep their foliage much longer, simply to build up the seeds.
Cant they turn them into perfume or anything ? Since they smell so dang good....
***** - I wish they could! I also love the smell of plumerias - they can't replicate that one either.
l have all coloured freesias but each year l seem to loose the colours and have more and more yellow ones can you tell me what l can do to prevent this
+denise ford - I love the yellow ones! They are the most fragrant. Yes, you can pull them and send them to me!!!! LOL! Maybe you should move your colored ones into a different area. I grow mine in pots because I can keep track of them better.