Nemesia
Nemesia selections
Nemesia is a charming cool-season annual with pretty little snapdragon-shape flowers -- often fragrant -- that bloom in a wide range of colors. It does best in spring and fall (winter in mild-winter climates), though some varieties have better heat-tolerance than others. In cool-summer areas, such as the Pacific Northwest, nemesia will continue to bloom right through the summer into fall. Nemesia prefers moist, well-drained soil that's rich in organic matter.
- Light:
- Sun, Part Sun
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Plant Height:
- To 2 feet tall
- Plant Width:
- To 1 foot wide
- Bloom Time:
- Blooms best in spring and fall
- Landscape Uses:
- Containers, Beds & Borders
- Special Features:
- Flowers, Fragrant
Top Varieties
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Nemesia 'Aromatica True Blue') bears fragrant soft blue flowers on 14-inch-tall plants.
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Nemesia 'Candy Girl') bears soft pink flowers on compact, 12-inch-tall plants.
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Nemesia 'Lemon Mist') is a recent selection with purple-and-white flowers blotched in yellow. It blooms profusely in spring and fall and grows 7 inches tall and wide.
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Nemesia) offers fragrant lavender-gray flowers during the cool seasons of spring and fall. It grows 16 inches tall and 8 inches wide.
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Nemesia) bears violet-pink flowers on 14-inch-tall plants.
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Nemesia 'Serengeti Red') is an especially eye-catching selection with deep red flowers. It grows 10 inches tall.
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Nemesia 'Serengeti Sunset') shows off red flowers streaked in yellow, orange, and pink. It grows 14 inches tall.
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Nemesia 'Serengeti Upright Purple') offers lovely purple flowers. It grows 14 inches tall.
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Nemesia 'Serengeti Upright Violet + White') offers lovely violet-purple flowers marked with white. It grows 14 inches tall.
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Nemesia) bears bold red flowers on plants that trail to 36 inches over the side of a container or basket.
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Nemesia) is a frost-tolerant selection that bears white flowers marked with orange. It grows 18 inches tall.
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Dianthus Create a garden -- or container -- of fragrant delights by pairing nemesia with scented dianthus varieties.
Snapdragon Combine mounding nemesia with soft shades of upright snapdragon for a lovely spring combination.
Pansy Charming violas mix beautifully with nemesias, especially the smaller-flowering types.