Freesia Royal Crown Mix Seeds – First-Year Flowering, Fragrant Blooms, Long Vase Life

Freesia Royal Crown Mix Seeds – First-Year Flowering, Fragrant Blooms, Long Vase Life

Bring elegance and fragrance to your garden and home with the Freesia 'Royal Crown Mix'. Unlike many varieties, this stunning freesia blooms in its first year, producing a vibrant mix of large, single, and semi-double flowers in striking colours. The blooms carry a delightful scent, making them ideal for cutting and indoor arrangements.

Perfect for sunny patios in mild climates or for overwintering in a greenhouse or conservatory, this variety provides long-lasting displays both outdoors and in vases. The flowers have an impressive vase life of up to 3 weeks, offering exceptional value and beauty for gardeners and floral enthusiasts alike.

Features and Benefits

First-Year Flowering
Enjoy blooms just months after sowing, unlike other freesias that take years.

Fragrant and Colourful
Produces a mix of large, scented blooms in a variety of vibrant shades.

Versatile Growing Options
Suitable for outdoor planting in mild climates or greenhouse/conservatory growing in cooler areas.

Excellent Vase Life
Cut stems can last up to 3 weeks, perfect for floral arrangements.

Compact Growth
Height of 45cm (18in) and spread of 20cm (8in) make it ideal for pots, beds, or borders.

Specifications

• Variety: Freesia 'Royal Crown Mix'

• Flowering Time: First year after sowing

• Height: 45cm (18in)

• Spread: 20cm (8in)

• Vase Life: Up to 3 weeks

• Suitable For: Beds, borders, pots, patio containers

• Climate: Outdoors in mild areas or indoors with frost protection

Sowing Information

• Preparation: Soak seeds for 24 hours before sowing.

• Sowing Period: Spring to mid-summer.

• Method: Sow 5–6 seeds per 5-inch pot in peat-based compost.

• Chitting Option: Mix seeds with moist peat or sand, keep at 18°C (65°F) for ~14 days before sowing.

• Growing On: Move outdoors once seedlings establish.

• Overwintering: Bring under glass in autumn, maintain ~10°C (50°F).