Blue Freesias Babiana nervosa
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Babiana caesia
- Babiana erectifolia
- Babiana flavocaesia
- Babiana stricta
- Gladiolus nervosus
- Phonetic Spelling
- ba-bee-AN-uh ner-VO-suh
- Description
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Having been awarded The Royal Horticultural Society's Garden Merit Award, this plant looks like a small version of gladiolus with freesia-like flowers. It prefers well-drained soil, full sun and tolerates afternoon sun. You should place plants 2"-6" apart. Its common name (Baboon Flower) came from this plant being eaten by baboons in South Africa.
Tender III- injured below 25 degrees F (2 degrees C).
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- B. 'Corina'
- B. laxa 'Queen Fabiola'
- B. plicata
- B. rubrocyanea
- 'Purple Star'
- B. 'Corina'
- B. 'Corina', B. laxa 'Queen Fabiola', B. plicata, B. rubrocyanea, 'Purple Star'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- B. 'Corina'
- B. laxa 'Queen Fabiola'
- B. plicata
- B. rubrocyanea
- 'Purple Star'
- B. 'Corina'
- B. 'Corina', B. laxa 'Queen Fabiola', B. plicata, B. rubrocyanea, 'Purple Star'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Babiana
- Species:
- nervosa
- Family:
- Iridaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- SW. Cape Province (South Africa)
- Bulb Storage:
- Leave corms in dry planting medium and store at 70 degrees F (21 degrees C)
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- Seed pods
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Smelling like lemons, these flowers bloom anywhere from mid-spring to early summer. They bloom in groups (up to 12 flowers, as low as 6 flowers) on each individual stem.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Smooth
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Description:
- Flowers bloom in groups (up to 12 flowers, as low as 6 flowers) on each individual stem.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
