Freesia corymbosa seeds grow into a cormous geophyte endemic to the subtropical biome of the southern Cape Province of South Africa — from the Great Swartberg through the Langkloof to Grahamstown and King William's Town in the Western and Eastern Cape, in fynbos and Albany thicket vegetation. Originally described as Gladiolus corymbosus by Burman filius (1768) and transferred to Freesia by N.E. Brown (1929). The epithet corymbosa means 'corymb-shaped', referring to the arrangement of the flowers in a corymb-like cluster. One of the most synonym-rich Freesia species, with names including F. armstrongii, F. aurea, F. odorata, Montbretia odorata and others. The genus Freesia was named by Ecklon in honour of Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Freese (1795–1876), a German physician and Ecklon's botanical companion. Family Iridaceae.Full sun; well-drained sandy fynbos soils; dry summer dormancy; cool to warm subtropical Cape conditions — Mediterranean winter rainfall climate. 'Corymbosa' = corymb-shaped; originally Gladiolus corymbosus Burm.f. (1768); N.E. Brown (1929) 11 synonyms including F. armstrongii, F. aurea, F. odorata and Montbretia odorata S. Cape Prov. — subtropical biome; fynbos and Albany thicket; Swartberg to Langkloof to Grahamstown Genus named after German physician F.H.T. Freese (1795–1876); family Iridaceae Full sun; well-drained fynbos soils; dry summer; Mediterranean Cape; Family Iridaceae Freesia corymbosa is the corymb-shaped Cape freesia — one of the wilder Cape species of this celebrated genus, ranging through the Western and Eastern Cape fynbos and Albany thicket biomes in a species whose synonym history reflects the long and complex botanical exploration of the Cape Floristic Region. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
