I forced freesia this winter, so I'll share my experience.

Yes, the leaves look like blades of grass. Mine were very floppy and dangled over the sides of the container. I'm not sure if they were supposed to look like that or if it was a result of growing it indoors.

Freesias take a long time to flower once you've started the bulbs. You should look it up, but I think it is something like 90 days. Mine are flowering now, and I started them in January or so (can' remember). When it is time for them to flower, they will send up a "stem," at the tip of which your blooms will emerge. My flower stems were floppy too, like the leaves.

The fragrance is terrific! Kind of lemony.

Thanks, that's very encouraging. The floppiness of the leaves was part of what was worrying me. Mine are outside, and it sounds like ours are behaving much the same way. Mine were planted in early March, so I hope it wasn't too late. I don't know how the timing works for bulbs. I do know that the nursery didn't ship them until late February, so I thought it was the right timing. We'll see, I guess. Thanks again.

These normally bloom in winter and early spring in warmer areas that have them in the ground. Since you planted later, they'll come up later but hopefully will be back on schedule next year. They don't like heat so you can bet they'll complain to you when they do bloom that first time this year! LOL I know when my potted ones finally bloomed that first time in June/July here, I had them in the shade! They are cool temperature-prefering subtropicals.

I grew them with ease in Phoenix AZ but they won't live through winter here in Portland OR. :( Love the fragrance and the potted ones sold as gift plants don't ever last long.