Freesias - Help please

[Digger Don]

Following advice from some earlier posts, I popped into a Pound shop today and amongst other temptations bought a pack of freesias in a senior moment.
Having paid my pound and left the shop I remembered that I have tried growing freesias at least four times before as OH just loves them.
I've put them in the conservatory, I've put them in the front porch, the garden etc . Many haven't grown and almost none have flowered.
Can someone please, please advise me of a foolproof way of getting them to grow and flower.
It can't be that difficult as they grow, apparently, wild in Madeira.

[srodders]

Freesia's flower when the soil is cool. The growers over here actually chill the soil with underground pipes to get them to flower. Maybe you're keeping them too warm.

[Digger Don]

Thanks srodders - will try again and keep them cool this time.

[kirsty b]

Hiya, have bumped this thread to ask a question!!

I got some bulbs last weekend and have follwed the planting directions on the pack. Will they flower this year?? (I really hope they do, cos I would like some for the upcoming nuptials, trying to grow as many flowers as I can to save money)
Its not the end of the world if they don't, but would be nice if they did

[srodders]

Freesia season is just about to start here - not sure what it is in UK but if you were here it would be too late for this year (unless grown under cover using artificial conditions)

[Naga]

I've got about 45 of these and the pack says to plant between April & May.