Freesia laxa Rainbow Solidago Salvia guaranitica is generally avoided

Salvia guaranitica is generally avoided by deer and rabbits as are most members of the mint family

Although the cross is the same that produced the 1979 introduction

The cold tolerance of from this population has exceeded plants collected from higher and more northerly populations

compared to the clonal varieties that we also offer

Flowering for us is typically in early November

Freesia laxa Rainbow Solidago Salvia guaranitica is generally avoidedOur plant friend, JoAnn Trial of Texas shared these amazing multi colored Freesia laxa from her garden. This little known, summer dormant iris relative, native from South Africa to Kenya, was only discovered and named in 1971. We've spent years trying to sort them by colors, to no avail, since they seed so readily, and each seedling varies in color. The only answer was to offer them as a mixed seed strain. Colors range from lavender to pink, to