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Woodland Painted Petals - White 4 - 4" pots

Scientific: Anomatheca laxa 'Alba'
Bulbs/Pack: 4 - 4" pots
Planting Time: Spring to Fall
Shipping Period: Spring to summer
Bloom Period: Summer
Bloom Size: Quarter size
Zones: 8-10
Color: White
Soil: Amended garden soils
Light: Full Sun
Height: 9"-12"
Wildlife: Not Resistant
Reliability: Moderate Reliability
Bulb Size: Roughly an inch in diameter
Planting Depth: 2- 4" deep
$20.00

During my last 16 years of bulb hunting, I've mostly heard these called the woodland painted petals. The coral colored flowers bloom in March to April for us while the white ones bloom for us in northeast Texas in mid May. By June the foliage has disappeared. I've also seen this around Houston growing aggressively on some of the old homesites. They are small bulbs but they pack a punch!   Many folks call them Freesia laxa 'alba' but they've also been labeled Lapeirousia laxa ‘Alba’ orAnomatheca cruenta, but we're going to stick with the Missouri Botanical Garden classification of Anomatheca laxa 'alba.'

 

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During my last 16 years of bulb hunting, I've mostly heard these called the woodland painted petals. The coral colored flowers bloom in March to April for us while the white ones bloom for us in northeast Texas in mid May. By June the foliage has disappeared. I've also seen this around Houston growing aggressively on some of the old homesites. They are small bulbs but they pack a punch!   Many folks call them Freesia laxa 'alba' but they've also been labeled Lapeirousia laxa ‘Alba’ orAnomatheca cruenta, but we're going to stick with the Missouri Botanical Garden classification of Anomatheca laxa 'alba.'