Freesia is a genus containing approximatwely 16 species in the iris family, Iridaceae. Freesias are commercially cultivated for the cut flower industry and are on the list of top 10 cut flowers in the Dutch Market. It is a spring-flowering bulb, planted in gardens with a dormant summer. After planting the bulb at the end of summer, they quickly grow to produce a pretty, usually fragrant flower in spring. The commonly grown plants are a result of a cross between F. refracta and F. leichtlinii, many cultivars have been bred from these species and the pink- and yellow-flowered forms of F. corymbosa.