Description
Nemesia is an annual of the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae). It comes from South Africa. It produces branched, square stems 30–40 cm tall and lance-shaped leaves with toothed edges.
The garden varieties grown today were bred by crossing Nemesia strumosa with Nemesia versicolor and are often sold as Nemesia hybrida hort.
Nemesia flowers from late June to August. Its two-lipped flowers in white, orange, pink and red are gathered in loose racemes, with spots or streaks in contrasting colours at the throat. After flowering, cut the plants back and feed them, and they will flower a second time.
Requirements
These plants need soil that is not too dry and a sunny position.
Propagation
They are propagated from seed sown in April in a cold frame or at the beginning of May directly in the final position. Seedlings from the cold frame are planted out in mid-May.