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Nemesia diffusa var. diffusa

Plant
Common names: white cape snapdragon (Eng.); witleeubekkie (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... snapdragon (Eng.); witleeubekkie (Afr.) Harold Porter NBG Nemesia diffusa is a short-lived perennial herb that grows to ... also been seen visiting these flowers. Scrophulariaceae Nemesia diffusa is a vigorous growing, soft-stemmed herb. It ... seedlings 15–30 cm apart in the garden. The generic name Nemesia is derived from the word nemesion , a name used by ...

16/10/2017 | | Harold Porter NBG

Nemesia arenifera

Plant
Common names: None recorded.
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... Unlike the relative large flowers of most other Nemesia species, N. arenifera has small flowers, but a single ... the rainy season being relatively short. Scrophulariaceae Nemesia arenifera is an annual and naturally occurs in areas ... window boxes provided the drainage is excellent. The genus Nemesia is widely cultivated and  numerous cultivars and ...

17/08/2015 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Nemesia leipoldtii

Plant
Common names: Karoo nemesia (Eng.); Karooleeubekkie (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

Karoo nemesia (Eng.); Karooleeubekkie (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG A ... or beds once they are large enough to be handled. Use Nemesia leipoldtii in pots, mass plantings or mixed plantings ... Diascia cardiocephala and Senecio arenarius . The name Nemesia was derived from the Greek word nemesion , this name ...

30/08/2021 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Nemesia suaveolens

Plant
Common names: fragrant nemesia
Family: Scrophulariaceae

fragrant nemesia National Herbarium Pretoria Nemesia suaveolens has only recently been named and described ... is clearly notched while the outer corners are rounded. Nemesia suaveolens is probably pollinated by insects in the ...

07/01/2013 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Nemesia strumosa

Plant
Common names: nemesia (Eng.), balsa mienie, leeubekkie, rooileeubekkie (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

nemesia (Eng.), balsa mienie, leeubekkie, rooileeubekkie (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Nemesia strumosa is an annual of up to 40 cm. It occasionally ... with any pollination. Scrophulariaceae Sow the seed of  Nemesia strumosa  during early autumn using a well-draining ...

08/10/2012 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Nemesia fruticans

Plant
Common names: Cape snapdragon, mauve nemesia (Eng.) leeubekkie, maagpynblommetjie, witleeubekkie, wildeleeubekkie (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

Cape snapdragon, mauve nemesia (Eng.) leeubekkie, maagpynblommetjie, witleeubekkie, wildeleeubekkie (Afr.) Walter Sisulu NBG Nemesia fruticans is a perennial that is used mostly as an ... with bright yellow protuberances in the throat. The mauve nemesia flowers mostly at the beginning of spring ...

15/07/2002 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Diascia patens

Plant
Common names: twinspurs (Eng.); horingkies (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... long-established genera, such as Antirrhinum, Linaria and Nemesia, until they were appropriately classified with regard ... Diascia monasca Hiern, Linaria patens (Thunb.) Spreng., Nemesia patens (Thunb.) G.Don. Little is still known about ...

05/07/2010 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Zaluzianskya villosa

Plant
Common names: downy drumsticks (Eng.); verfblommetjie (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... Other noteworthy genera in this family are Diascia , Nemesia and Buddleja . There are over 50 species of ...

11/12/2023 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Cleretum bellidiforme

Plant
Common names: Buckbay-vygie, Livingstone Bokbayfig, Livingstone Daisy (Eng.); bokbaaivygie, sandvygie, skilpadkos, ysplant (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... subsp. acutiloba and orange, white, red or yellow Nemesia strumosa , and low-growing perennials, such as ...

23/10/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Oncosiphon grandiflorum

Plant
Common names: matricaria (Engl.); groot stinkkruid, knoppies-stinkkruid, stinkkruid (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... sinuata and D. pluvialis , Dorotheanthus bellidiformis , Nemesia strumosa , Oncosiphon suffruticosum , Arctotis ...

05/10/2015 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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