Freesia laxa Crinum 'Christmas Tree' makes a 2'

'Christmas Tree' makes a 2' wide clump of round

Once the clump becomes well-established

Although Iris prismatica is found natively growing in both fresh and salt marshes and bogs

This wild selection of the Mexican Salvia microphylla was introduced by Richard Turner of California after the plant was shared with him by his maid

Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is named after the late iris researcher and former director of the Missouri Botanic Garden

Freesia laxa Crinum 'Christmas Tree' makes a 2'(Aka: Anomatheca laxa, Lapeirousia laxa) This delightful, small, and easy to grow South African iris relative makes a small clump of 8" green, iris like foliage, topped in May and June with small, but brilliant, scarlet red flowers. For a small rock garden sized plant, Freesia laxa puts on quite a show. The clump will go dormant in dry summers but the foliage returns in late fall and grows all winter. We have found Freesia laxa to be amazingly drought