Scientific Name:
Nemesia
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
nuh-MEE-zee-uh
Common Name:
nemesia
Family Name:
Plantaginaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as)
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, lanceolate, 2-4cm long x 1-2cm wide, margin sparsely serrate; flowers bilaterally symmetrical, ~1cm wide, white, pink, yellow, purple, back spur, throat with yellow palate.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa - northern, Garden origin (most involve N. caerulea, N. fruticans, N. strumosa, or N. versicolor)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant)
