Nemisia
nemisia

- Height 7-24 in (18-60 cm)
- Planting distance 4-6 in (10-15 cm)
- Flowers, early to late summer
- Moist, rich soil
- Sunny site
- Half-hardy annual

This bushy annual, with its mass of funnel-shaped blooms in many vivid colors, grows well on the Pacific Coast but is hard to grow in other climates. It offers a splendid summer-long show of bright flowers. Plant nemesias in beds and containers. They are long-lasting as cut flowers.

Popular species and cultivars
Several cultivars are derived from Nemesia strumosa.
'Carnival Hybrids' produce compact plants 9 in (23 cm) high, which become smothered with a mixture of brightly colored blooms.
'Funfair,' also compact (up to 9in/23 cm high), blooms in bright shades of red, orange, and gold.
'Mello Red and White' bears bicolored flowers on 7-9 in (18-23 cm) plants.
'Triumph Red,' up to 10 in (25 cm) tall, is compact and early flowering, with bright red blossoms.

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