Freesia aff leichtliniiCommon name: Freesia

Meaning of name: Unknown

Distribution: Occurs throughout the southwest of Western Australia.

Remarks: An escaped garden plant to 40 centimetres tall. The highly perfumed, white to yellow flowers are produced from August to October. This plant is a hybrid of two South African species.

References: Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.