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Re: Freesia bulbs

At 08:43 AM 6/4/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Susan. You didn't say at what time of year you planted your freesias. The
>usual time is in fall or late summer because they are late winter early spring
>bloomers. Since they are not hardy in our zone (I'm zone 5 also) it is best for
>us to grow them as houseplants. Once the flowers have faded, continue to feed
>and water until the foliage dies down. Once the foliage has gone, keep
corms dry
>in their soil (or you can lift them if you want) until fall. Then start
watering
>gradually until new growth appears.
>Helga
>
Thanks for the info. I had planted them last May or June like the books said
to. They are sold here in the stores in the spring along with dahlia tubers,
glads, etc. so I thought they should be treated the same. This year I will
wait until fall. I'm glad to hear they do best as houseplants since I did
thoroughly enjoy having them bloom in mid winter.
Susan Leard, zone 5
Prince Edward Island, Canada
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