About
This compact, bushy perennial to about 25cm, usually grown as a bedding plant. It has small, neat leaves and perfumed, bicoloured, purple and yellow flowers from late spring to early autumn.
About the genus
Nemesia can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs of bushy habit, with simple, opposite leaves and 2-lipped flowers in short racemes or solitary in the leaf axils
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeLoam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH3
Plant details
Plant typeBedding, Herbaceous Perennial
HabitBushy
FoliageDeciduous
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1 year
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden
FragranceFlower
Care notes
CultivationGrow in moist but well-drained, fertile, ideally slightly acid, soil in full sun. Water well in dry spells to maintain flowering
PruningPinch out growing tips to produce bushy plants, and trim off flowering shoots when initial flowering is finished to promote more flowers
PropagationTake softwood cuttings from the ends of non-flowering shoots in late summer and overwinter in frost-free conditions or take softwood cuttings in spring
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids but generally pest-free
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to foot and root rots in wet soils but generally disease-free