Freesia laxa Crinum Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is

Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is named after the late iris researcher and former director of the Missouri Botanic Garden

the stoloniferous Lobelia laxiflora var

Other than clearing away the dead foliage in fall

often edged in a faint pale green netting

Freesia laxa Crinum Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is(Aka: Anomatheca laxa, Lapeirousia laxa) This delightful, small, and easy to grow South African iris relative makes a small clump of 8" green, iris like foliage, topped in May and June with small, but brilliant, scarlet red flowers. For a small rock garden sized plant, Freesia laxa puts on quite a show. The clump will go dormant in dry summers but the foliage returns in late fall and grows all winter. We have found Freesia laxa to be amazingly drought