About

A compact, cushion-forming, evergreen perennial from Turkey with small, densely packed, needle-like leaves and short, erect spikes of small, pale pink, funnel-shaped flowers in early summer. A refined and ornamental alpine prickly thrift for a very sunny, very well-drained rock garden.

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

Plant details

Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.

Care notes

CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.