Freesia Fucata - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds The Patio Vegetable Collection rhamnoides (common sour berry)

rhamnoides (common sour berry)

tall growing 2-3 foot plants

The many pale green zigzagging stems are hard and slightly hairy

In areas with a marked dry season

Above the flowers flare two light coloured bract like bat wings

Freesia Fucata - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds The Patio Vegetable Collection rhamnoides (common sour berry)Freesia is a genus in the Iridaceae of about 14 species from southern Africa, mostly from the winter rainfall region of South Africa. Freesia fucata is an early blooming fragrant species that is white flushed purple with yellow markings. It is found on clay slopes in the renosterveld in the southwest Cape. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders, eminent experts on South African indigenous flora.