No. Fressia may be able to grow back in the warmer climates of zone 9 through 11. You can grow them in colder climates, but you will need to replant them every spring. Dig up corms in the fall and refrigerate over the winter for spring planting.
In their native Africa, freesias are perennials. If you live in the US, you'll have to dig up the freesia corms every season and mimic the precise temperature and humidity changes necessary for the corm to reproduce foliage and flowers year after year. So the answer is "yes" in their native environment, and "probably not" in any zone of the US. Most here plant them as annuals, and they are quite easy to grow and care for in that regard.
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Akai Freesia was created on 2003-01-29.
Canna lilies in zone 9 work good, and look nice.
Freesia Pearson was born on March 11, 1982, in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
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it is perennial
Freesia, Fuchsia.
a beautiful good smelling flower
Some varieties are truly perennial. I have a large-flowered single white variety (don't know the name of the variety, unfortunately) that has survived for several years. It barely makes it through the winters here in zone 10a (Sunset zone 22), and looks terrible until the middle of the summer, but it still amazes me because I still have it.
A perennial is a perennial no matter where it is grown.