Growing 10–30 cm (4–12 in) tall by 5 cm (2 in) broad, it is a cormousperennial with hairy leaves 4–12 cm (2–5 in) long.[4] The leaves show linear venation. It is a bulb-like plant that produces upright fans of pleated, slightly hairy, and sword-shaped 6 inch leaves. The leaves emerge in mid-winter and are followed by short spikes with blue or purple cup-shaped flowers in the spring. The flowers usually bloom for 3 or 4 weeks, after that, the leaves and flowers die.[5]
There are many hybrids and cultivars with different colored flowers, usually blue or pink with white additions. In mid- to late spring, each flowering stem produces six or more blooms, each to 5 cm (2 in) across. They are grouped in an inflorescence and often have a pleasant lemon scent. The seeds are black with a hard coat, collected in round seed capsules.[7]
Babiana stricta is tender (USDA Zones 8–10)[8] and in temperate zones is planted in containers and stored in winter at 5 °C (41 °F).[9]
^Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN9781845337315.
^Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2007). A revision of the southern African genus Babiana, Iridaceae: Crocoideae. Strelitzia 18: 1-98. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
^. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
babiana, stricta, baboon, flower, blue, freesia, species, flowering, plant, family, iridaceae, native, cape, province, south, africa, naturalized, australia, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, monocot. Babiana stricta the baboon flower 1 or blue freesia 2 is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae native to Cape Province South Africa and naturalized in Australia 3 Babiana stricta Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Asparagales Family Iridaceae Genus Babiana Species B stricta Binomial name Babiana stricta Aiton Ker Gawl Contents 1 Description 2 Cultivation 3 References 4 External linksDescription editGrowing 10 30 cm 4 12 in tall by 5 cm 2 in broad it is a cormous perennial with hairy leaves 4 12 cm 2 5 in long 4 The leaves show linear venation It is a bulb like plant that produces upright fans of pleated slightly hairy and sword shaped 6 inch leaves The leaves emerge in mid winter and are followed by short spikes with blue or purple cup shaped flowers in the spring The flowers usually bloom for 3 or 4 weeks after that the leaves and flowers die 5 The specific epithet stricta means erect upright 6 Cultivation editThere are many hybrids and cultivars with different colored flowers usually blue or pink with white additions In mid to late spring each flowering stem produces six or more blooms each to 5 cm 2 in across They are grouped in an inflorescence and often have a pleasant lemon scent The seeds are black with a hard coat collected in round seed capsules 7 Babiana stricta is tender USDA Zones 8 10 8 and in temperate zones is planted in containers and stored in winter at 5 C 41 F 9 This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 2 References edit Babiana stricta Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture a b RHS Plant Selector Babiana stricta Retrieved 15 April 2020 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families RHS A Z encyclopedia of garden plants United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley 2008 p 1136 ISBN 978 1405332965 Babiana stricta Baboon Flower Bulb Tuber Rhizome etc www smgrowers com Retrieved 2023 11 01 Harrison Lorraine 2012 RHS Latin for gardeners United Kingdom Mitchell Beazley p 224 ISBN 9781845337315 Goldblatt P amp Manning J C 2007 A revision of the southern African genus Babiana Iridaceae Crocoideae Strelitzia 18 1 98 National Botanical Institute Pretoria Hirt s Gardens Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2012 04 09 Van MeuwenExternal links editDressler S Schmidt M amp Zizka G 2014 Babiana stricta African plants a Photo Guide Frankfurt Main Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg nbsp This Iridaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Babiana stricta amp oldid 1182986373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
