How to Grow Nemesia Fruticans
Nemesia is a small, bushy plant that flowers profusely in late spring and summer in shades of red, pink and purple.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Choosing Nemesia
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Look for plants at nurseries in spring in colder climates, where it's grown as an annual, and through fall in warmer regions.
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Buy nemesia in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
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Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.
Planting Nemesia
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Plant nemesia in full sun in well-drained soil.
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Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.
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Place the plants no deeper than they were growing in the containers.
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Set the plants 6 inches apart.
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Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
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Water well until soil is completely moist.
Caring for Nemesia
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Cut old stems back to the ground in early spring using bypass pruners.
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Apply a light application of organic fertilizer to the top of the soil in spring; follow package directions.
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Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring.
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Water well weekly until soil is completely moist during summers with no rainfall.
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