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''Babiana stricta'' (baboon flower, blue freesia) is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to Cape Province, South Africa and naturalized in Australia.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕 Growing tall by broad, it is a cormous perennial with hairy leaves long. The leaves show linear venation. There are many hybrids and cultivars with different colored flowers, usually blue or pink with white additions. In mid- to late spring, each flowering stem produces six or more blooms, each to across. They are grouped in an inflorescence and often have a pleasant lemon scent. The seeds are black with a hard coat, collected in round seed capsules.〔Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2007). A revision of the southern African genus ''Babiana'', Iridaceae: Crocoideae. Strelitzia 18: 1-98. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.〕 The specific epithet ''stricta'' means "erect, upright". == Cultivation == ''B. stricta'' is tender (USDA Zones 8-10)〔(Hirt's Gardens )〕 and in temperate zones is planted in containers and stored in winter at .〔(Van Meuwen )〕 This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4561 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Babiana stricta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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