Freesia

Freesia refracta

January 10th's birth flower

Location: Copilot
Location: Kiba Park
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden

Flower name
Freesia
Scientific name
Freesia refracta
AliasFreesia, 浅黄水仙, 香雪蘭
Place of originSouth Africa
Place of floweringGarden, Cut flowers, flower arrangement, Potted flower
Flowering seasonMarch, April
Language of flowersinnocence,friendship,trust

What is Freesia

Birth flowers for Jan 10, Feb 2, Aug 20

January 10th's birth flowers are
Freesia(Freesia refracta)、Forsythia suspensa and Tsuge(Buxus microphylla var. japonica）.

“A Scented Letter”

🌼 January 10th “A Scented Letter” ~Yellow Freesia~
Flower Language: Innocence, Friendship, Hope, Gratitude
Story by Aqua, Illustration by Copilot

“A Scented Letter”、Freesia、Story by Aqua, Illustration by Copilot

“A Scented Letter”
At the end of winter,
a single letter arrived at the small town’s post office.
There was no sender’s name.
Inside the envelope were
a pressed yellow freesia
and a short message:

“Your smile has saved me many times.
When spring comes, I will visit you again.”

The letter was received by a woman
who worked at the town library.
She had no idea who the sender might be.
But the moment she read the letter,
the soft scent of freesia
stirred a memory she had tucked away
deep in her heart.

It was a spring several years ago.
A young boy used to visit the library every day.
Quiet, always hiding behind the shelves,
he would shrink into the shadows of books.
The woman greeted him each day
with a gentle “Hello.”

One day, the boy whispered,
“Reading makes me feel a little safer.
When I come here,
it smells like spring.”

At that time,
a vase of yellow freesias
sat on the woman’s desk.

Years passed.
The boy stopped coming.
But from the day that letter arrived,
the woman began placing freesias
on her desk every morning.

Scent travels farther than words.
And kindness kept in the heart
will always return someday,
in another form.

The yellow freesia’s meanings—
innocence, friendship, hope, gratitude—
are gentle droplets carried on fragrance.

On January 10,
your smile may be calling someone’s spring.
🌼🫧

Freesia

Freesia (Freesia, scientific name: Freesia refracta) is a native South African, semi-cold resistant bulb plant of the family Iridaceae Freesia. In the spring, extend the spikes from flower stalks and bloom six to ten funnel-shaped florets. Leaves emerge from below the stem. Since it belongs to Iridaceae, it has elongated leaves similar to Hana shawub (iris), and the leaf tip is sharp. Numerous garden cultivars (Freesia x hybrida) are being bred.

The birth flowers and their meanings are based on Japanese tradition.

Common name: Freesia,
Scientific name: Freesia refracta,
Place of Origin: South Africa,
Living Type: Semi-cold resistant bulb
Plant height: 50 to 100 cm,
Flower diameter: 1 to 2.5 cm, Number of petals: 6, Flower color: funnel shape, flower color: red · yellow · white · pink · orange · Purple · blue, flower season: March to April, flower blooming way: single bloom · double flowering, leaf color: green.

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