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Nemesia fruticans

by Johan Wentzel

Nemesia fruticans
Common Name
Mauve nemesia
Plant Type
Perennial
Nemesia fruticans' flowers resemble little snapdragon flowers, with two lips and a spur. It has a woody taproot that helps it survive fires and winter frost. Interplant it with grasses or plant on a rockery for extra colour.
Plant Description

Nemesia fruticans'  flowers resemble little snapdragon flowers, with two lips and a spur. They are dusty-pink or mauve and decorated with bright yellow protuberances in the throat. Like many other grassland perennials it has a woody taproot that helps it survive fires and winter frost.

Interplant it with grasses or plant on a rockery for extra colour.

Do not confuse Nemesia fruticans with plants sold commercially under this name - it is not the same thing.

Afrikaanse Naam
Wildeleeubekkie
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Spring
Flower Colour
Pink
Shape
Spreading
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Grassland, Rocky outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes

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