Bulbs: Freesias *no scent*, 1 by chrisw99

chrisw99 wrote:
I agree with Debbie... the newer hybrids lost their fragrance during the hybridization process. In the blooming plant part of my local nursery I find that some of the white or yellow ones still retain a bit of fragrance, but for real sweetness I grow Freesia alba from Old House Gardens. It's a heirloom variety that has wonderful fragrance. The flowers are shorter and smaller than the modern hybrids. Mine started out a few years ago with mostly white flowers but now they have mulitplied and I get some lovely violet ones too, as in the photo.