Saturday 15 August 2015

Freesia

Lovely warm days coming in our area and small little flowers are growing beside the road. This flower is called Freesia. As far as I understand, it is a native to South Africa but appeared in Australia sometime ago. It was named after Friedrich Freese, German botanist and doctor. Light bell shaped flowers ranging from yellow to light violet/purple.The fragrance is very  delicate and the flowers have long thin leaves. They grow in gardens and beside the road quite profusely so I was able to get a few for a study. Study with pencil.