Marianne's Response

Freesia is falling

I have some beautiful Freesia plants in my front yard, but I can’t get them to stand up, they are laying on the ground. I would love to be able to see them standing tall and beautiful like some pictures I’ve seen. What can I do to make them stand up? Do I need to stake them? Thank you in advance, for your help.

Posted by Danielle Giacchetti on March 9, 2015

Marianne's Response

Are your plants in full sun? Plants will lean toward the sunlight and this causes them to get lazy and sprawl. Another tip is to make sure the plants have enough calcium for strong stems - it may be too late this year but for stronger stems next year use a fertilizer that has micronutrients such as slow release Osmocote plant food. Feeding plants with a quick acting high nitrogen plant food can also cause slouching and sprawling as the plants take in the nitrogen quickly and this causes fast, weak growth and stems that sprawl. Slow release plant foods are best. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti