Nemesia strumosa
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Genus: | Nemesia |
Species: | N. strumosa
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Binomial name | |
Nemesia strumosa | |
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Nemesia strumosa, Cape jewels or pouch nemesia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] Suited for garden applications such as beds, borders, rock gardens and containers, its cultivars (many of which are actually hybrids with ) come in a wide variety of flower colors, including bicolored.[3] When grown as a cool‑weather annual it can be planted in USDA zones 2 through 10.[4]
'Danish Flag' cultivar
In Pitlochry, Scotland
A yellow cultivar
References[]
- ^ a b "Nemesia strumosa Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Nemesia strumosa Cape jewels". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Nemesia (group)". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Nemesia strumosa". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
Categories:
- Nemesia (plant)
- Garden plants of Southern Africa
- Endemic flora of South Africa
- Flora of the Cape Provinces
- Plants described in 1836
- Scrophulariaceae stubs