‘You can plant your freesia corms in pots under cover during this month to prepare for early summer flowering,’ says Mark Dwelly, head gardener at Audley Villages. That means you can get ...

Leaf and bloom appearance Freesia plants grow from small, solid bulbs or corms that send up a cluster of long narrow leaves with a slightly branched stem. Freesia leaves are light green and sword ...

The flowers look delicate – insubstantial even – but if you grow the right variety little can match the power of their perfume, says Sarah Raven Years ago, to apologise after a row, a ...

Purchase freesia, allium, ranunculus ... For other tuber, rhizome or corm-type plants be sure to ask which way is up if you’re not sure. Even though the Dutch rule the bulb industry, most ...

Plants in this group include tuberous begonias and dahlias (tuberous roots), caladiums (tubers), cannas and calla lilies (rhizomes), and gladioluses and freesia (corms). The dormant structures are ...