- What do freesia seeds look like?
- Are seeds of your own freesias suitable for sowing?
- Sowing step by step
The colorful freesias can usually be grown well from seed. Seeds for various species and hybrids are commercially available. Growing and caring for freesias is not easy and requires patience.

What do freesia seeds look like?
In a three-fold capsule fruit there are several tiny seeds per compartment, the capsules are irregularly spherical. Freesia seeds are also spherical and wingless. The hard shell shines light to dark brown.
Are seeds of your own freesias suitable for sowing?
You can also use the seeds of your own freesias to grow new plants for the garden or as houseplants. The prerequisite, however, is that they are germinable, which is often not the case with hybrids. Freesias grown from seed tend to have a slightly delayed, but longer flowering period.
Be sure to let the seeds that you want to use later for sowing ripen on the plant. Only when the capsule fruit is completely dry do you harvest the seeds, which you then leave to air dry for about two days. Then the seeds can be kept and germinated for several years.
Sowing step by step
Before sowing, you should soak the relatively hard-shelled freesia seeds in warm water for about 24 hours to facilitate germination. Mixed with some sand, the seeds can be sown more evenly. Cover the seed pots with foil before placing them in a dark place. There should be a temperature of about 20 °C to 22 °C.
The essentials in brief:
- You can sow your own seeds
- definitely let it mature on the plant
- leave to dry for 1 to 2 days after harvest
- durable for several years
- Seeds of hybrids are often sterile and not germinable
- soak in warm water for 24 hours before sowing
- Mix seed with sand for easier sowing
- Cover seed with foil
- Keep in the dark for 3 weeks at 20 °C
- germinate light at 15 °C to 17 °C
tips
To germinate, place your freesia seeds in a bright, slightly cooler place.