Nemesia strumosa

NEMESIA strumosa hybrids
Nemesia

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Type:
Annual

Height: 6-12" (15-30cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: White, yellow, orange, red, pink, mauve, blue

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Scrophulariales (Figwort Order)

Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Genus: Nemesia (Nemesia)

Species: strumosa (with tubercules)

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Nemesia strumosa hybrids are popular annuals for carpet bedding, as they are low-growing, dense, bushy plants with bright flowers throughout summer. They grow to a height of between 6" and a foot, with open-faced flowers in a single shade or with contrasting top and bottom petals, or a different colour in the throat.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Spring
Inside or Outside
(7-13 days)

Seed Pod The seedpod is a long flattened heart shape which opens down the middle.
Seed The seeds are tiny black balls. There are many seeds in a seedpod.
Seedling The seedleaves are fresh green and pointed. The first true leaves are more serrated.

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				Germination: Spring Inside or Outside (7-13 days)
Seed Pod The seedpod is a long flattened heart shape which opens down the middle. Seed The seeds are tiny black balls. There are many seeds in a seedpod. Seedling The seedleaves are fresh green and pointed. The first true leaves are more serrated.