| Nemesia | |
|---|---|
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| 'Sunsatia Banana' | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Hemimerideae |
| Genus: | Nemesia Vent. (year?), Bot. Phan. [1] |
'Fleurie Blue'
Nemesia is a genus of annuals, perennials and sub-shrubs which are native to sandy coasts or disturbed ground [2] in South Africa. Numerous hybrids have been selected, and the annual cultivars are popular with gardeners as bedding plants. [3] In temperate regions they are usually treated as half-hardy, grown from seed in heat, and planted out after all danger of frost has passed.
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The flowers are two-lipped, with the upper lip consisting of four lobes and the lower lip two lobes. [2]
The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:- [4]
