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Freesia Species, Painted Petals, Woodland Painted Petals (Freesia laxa)

Freesia laxa

This false freesia, also known as "paint flower", "painted flower" and "painted petal" is a unusual light coral color with 3 bright red spots at the base of the lower 3 petals. Its overall color is the lighter tones on the petals. (San Antonio, Tx.)

by htop Mar 9, 2004 10:09 AM

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False Freesia (Anomatheca laxa) unripe seed pods (seedpods).

by htop May 17, 2005 10:27 PM

False Freesia (Anomatheca laxa) ripe seed pods (seedpods) and seeds ready to be dispersed.

by htop May 17, 2005 10:27 PM

False Freesia (Anomatheca laxa) seeds in the palm of my hand after I collected them.

by htop May 18, 2005 10:27 PM

False Freesia flower in my garden in Victoria, Australia, November 2005

by kennedyh Nov 10, 2005 6:41 PM

False Freesia (Anomatheca laxa) plants which look like grass emerging in January ...

by htop Jan 23, 2006 9:59 PM

by gumlla Apr 7, 2006 11:14 PM

by gumlla Apr 7, 2006 11:12 PM

False Freesia May 2006

by ladyannne May 4, 2006 10:28 PM

the flowers very beautiful, but the leaves soon turn brown in the summer heat and it looks like unwanted weeds

by dpmichael Jul 28, 2006 10:59 PM

False Freesia (Anomatheca laxa) is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring. I collect the seeds and plant them in other areas where they form colonies quite quickly. 3/14/2015

by htop Mar 14, 2015 8:05 AM

False Freesia (Anomatheca laxa) planted in front of other spring blooming plants at the base of an oak tree. The plants bloom for quite some time. 3/14/2015

by htop Mar 14, 2015 8:12 AM