A flowering plant with fragrant, colorful blooms that come in white, yellow, pink, red, or purple, originally from South Africa.
Named after the Swedish botanist Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Freese in the 1800s. The plant genus Freesia was formally named in his honor, following the botanical convention of latinizing scientists' names.
Freesias have one of the most delicate, sweet scents of any flower, which is why they're favorite wedding flowers—and it's pretty cool that a plant named after a botanist from the 1800s became a global favorite.
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