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Nemesia
Nemesia 'Sundrops'

Fleuroselect Gold Medal

Nemesia 'Sundrops'picture: Fleuroselect

Nemesia Growing Guide

This is a breakthrough variety. For many years nemesias have been a little too straggly and their flowering season has been too short. 'Sundrops' is neat, with a unique rounded habit, and comes in twenty separate shades spreads across five main colours. It's much more like a modern dwarf bedding plant although you may feel that the slightly straggly habit of other nemesias is rather endearing &endash; I do.

But 'Sundrops' also has the longest season of all the nemesias so perhaps it can be forgiven for being a little dumpy. It also tolerates hot dry conditions better than other nemesias. 'Sundrops' is available only as mixture, but the individual colours will be introduced.

Type: Half-hardy annual
Height: 6-8in/15-20cm
Season: Early to late summer.
Situation: Full sun to half shade, good soil. Flowers for longest if not allowed to dry out. Also good in containers. 
Awards: Fleuroselect Gold Medal 1999

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