Freesia laxa Lavender Lady Woodsia giving a stunning grey appearance

giving a stunning grey appearance to the foliage

This is one of the best of the recent hosta introductions and one that seems to be finding its way into most home gardens

This is best done in fall or winter

though it is normal for the foliage to become a bit raggedy by late summer and to even suffer from spider mites at this time

If you're north of Zone 7b

Freesia laxa Lavender Lady Woodsia giving a stunning grey appearance(aka: Anomatheca laxa) Freesia laxa 'Lavender Lady' is a 2026 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a unique new lavender flowered form. This little known, summer dormant iris relative, native from South Africa to Kenya, was only discovered and named in 1971. The only colors we've known to be available commercially are scarlet and white with a red dot. Our original seed for this unique color strain are from Texas gardener, JoAnn Trial. In our trials,