Nemesia strumosa

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Nemesia strumosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Nemesia
Species:
N. strumosa
Binomial name
Nemesia strumosa
Synonyms [1]
  • Antirrhinum strumosumBanks ex Benth.

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 Nemesia versicolor ) come in a wide variety of flower colours, including bicoloured. [3] When grown as a coolweather annual it can be planted in USDA zones 2 through 10. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nemesia strumosa Benth". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. "Nemesia strumosa Cape jewels". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. "Nemesia (group)". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. "Nemesia strumosa". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.