From which continent did the flower Freesia originate?
Freesia laxa Freesia laxa Freesia laxa, flowering grass, is a small species of cormous flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, from eastern and southern Africa, from Kenya to northeastern South Africa. It is grown in gardens as an ornamental plant. "Freesia laxa" grows from corms, reaching about tall. The green leaves are arranged in a flat "fan" from which the flower stalk emerges. The flowers are flattened, about across. Their colour varies considerably. The ground colour is red, white or pale blue. The bases of the lowest three tepals usually have a darker marking, which may be red or purple, although it
Freesia laxa 1971; Nicholas Brown changed it to "Lapeirousia laxa" in 1928; Goldblatt with his colleague John Charles Manning settled on "Freesia laxa" in 1995. Separately, in 1830, John Lindley described "Anomatheca cruenta" which John Baker transferred to "Lapeirousia cruenta" in 1892. Lindley's plant is now regarded as part of "Freesia laxa". Forms with blue flowers are treated as "Freesia laxa" subsp. "azurea", other forms being placed in "Freesia laxa" subsp. "laxa". "Freesia laxa" is sufficiently hardy to be grown outdoors in all but the coldest parts of the British Isles. It requires a light soil and a sunny position. In colder