Freesia laxa Joan Evans Cremastra If you didn't know this

If you didn't know this came from Hosta 'On Stage'

and glossy

interspersed in late fall and again in late winter/early spring with fragrant dark purple flowers nestled just below the leaf tips

seedlings that are allowed to drop typically flower in 5-6 years

The vigorously growing large clumps are topped in late spring with 3' tall scapes of lavender flowers

Freesia laxa Joan Evans Cremastra If you didn't know this(Aka: Anomatheca laxa, Lapeirousia laxa) Freesia laxa 'Joan Evans' is a delightful color variant of the typically scarlet red South African false freesia. The tiny green iris like foliage emerges in late winter, forming a small, but fast offsetting clump, topped, starting for us in April with lovely small white flowers, each highlighted with a dramatic red blotch. Dry soils in either part sun or part shade are best, and is a great rock garden plant.