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Freesia caryophyllacea
Also called Fragrant Kammetjie
Fragrant Freesia is a small, perennial bulb-forming plant (geophyte) from the Cape fynbos of South Africa, growing only 5 to 10 cm tall. It is rare and threatened in the wild, so it is best grown from nursery-raised stock rather than collected.
Freesia caryophyllacea is a dwarf, perennial geophyte endemic to the Western Cape and forms part of the fynbos. The species occurs from Wolseley to Swellendam, Hermanus and the Agulhas Plain. The plant grows to a height of 5 to 10 cm. The plant has already lost 77% of its habitat to agricultural activities, urban development and invasive plants. The phenomenon is still ongoing.
Freesia alba · Karoo Kammetjie · Riversdale Freesia · False freesia · Showy Freesia · Renoster Kammetjie · Green Kammetjie · Freesias
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
