The fredalia was a vividly red flower native to the planet Kaminar. These plants had cultural and sentimental value to the Kelpiens, as they were used for making fredalia tea.
Aboard the USS Discovery in 2257, Commander Saru grew several fredalia plants in his quarters as a reminder of the homeworld he believed for years he would never see again. However, they did not grow quite so well on a starship. (ST: "The Brightest Star"; DIS: "An Obol for Charon", "The Sound of Thunder")
Several fredalia blossoms were used as table decorations for a meal Saru hosted for the Discovery bridge crew in 3189. (DIS: "Forget Me Not")
Before they were named on screen in "The Sound of Thunder", Star Trek: Discovery writer and producer Bo Yeon Kim identified this plant in a Twitter post, also explaining the name. According to her, this flower was named for her friend Frederick Kim "who was a physican by training and a writer by calling." Some years ago, he died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. He was a Star Trek fan who had authored the short story "Forgotten Light", which was named a finalist and appeared in Pocket Books' Strange New Worlds VII collection. [1]