Babiana stricta
Blue freesia, Baboon flower, Ixia plicata, Gladiolus strictus
Babiana Babiana
B. stricta - B. stricta is a tender, clump-forming, cormous perennial with erect, ribbed, hairy, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, in spring, fragrant, purple, mauve, blue, or yellow flowers, sometimes with red centres.
Babiana stricta is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
White, Cream in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer
Glasshouse red spider mite Glasshouse red spider mite
Remove leaves only after they have completely died down.
Sow seed from 13-15C in autumn. Remove offsets when dormant in autumn.
Offsets, Seed
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Babiana stricta (Blue freesia) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.05m after 1 year.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging
Under glass, plant corms in autumn 15-20cm deep in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed at half-strength every 3 weeks. Decrease watering as leaves die down. In frost-free areas, grow in well-drained soil in sun. In frost-prone areas, corms are sometimes sold for spring planting to bloom in summer.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
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Babiana stricta
Blue freesia, Baboon flower, Ixia plicata, Gladiolus strictus
Babiana Babiana
B. stricta - B. stricta is a tender, clump-forming, cormous perennial with erect, ribbed, hairy, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, in spring, fragrant, purple, mauve, blue, or yellow flowers, sometimes with red centres.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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White, Cream in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer
Remove leaves only after they have completely died down.
Sow seed from 13-15C in autumn. Remove offsets when dormant in autumn.
Offsets, Seed
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Babiana stricta (Blue freesia) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.05m after 1 year.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging
Under glass, plant corms in autumn 15-20cm deep in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed at half-strength every 3 weeks. Decrease watering as leaves die down. In frost-free areas, grow in well-drained soil in sun. In frost-prone areas, corms are sometimes sold for spring planting to bloom in summer.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
Babiana stricta (Blue freesia)
common blossom thrips; cotton bud thrips; tomato thrips
Frankliniella schultzei
Insect
Absent
2
3
Polyphagous glasshouse pest; present in many countries; single finding in UK.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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