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Nemesia ‘Karoo Soft Blue’ brings a classy flourish to summer pots with airy upright stems packed with soft, scented lavender-blue blooms. Impactful when planted ‘en masse’, and beautiful woven into a tapestry of colour and texture throughout borders and containers. Combine with Brachyscome, Verbena, Bacopa, or Osteospermums for a colourful and delicate display which will last all summer. Plant sweet-scented Nemesia ‘Karoo Soft Blue’ in fertile, well-drained soil which is loam or sand based and position in full sun or partial shade. Add a handful of slow-release fertiliser to your compost when planting and keep well-watered to ensure a prolific display of flowers from May to October. Plants will grow to a height and spread of 30cm. Nemesia ‘Karoo Soft Blue, also known as ‘Cape Snapdragons’ is half-hardy with an RHS hardiness rating of H3. Plants are most frequently grown as annual bedding plants in the UK. However, they can be overwintered in a frost-free place and reinvigorated the following spring.
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Key Information
Latin Name | Nemesia ‘Karoo Soft Blue’ |
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Common Name | Cape Snapdragon |
Hardiness | H3 (-1 to -5°C) |
Colour | Blue |
Type | Perennial |
Format | Young Plants |
Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Height in Maturity (m) | 0.30 m |
Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.30 |
Soil Conditions | Loam Sand |
Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral |
Aspect | East-facing, South-facing |
Scented | Yes |
Drought Tolerant | Yes |
Good for pots | Yes |
Good for hanging baskets | Yes |
Good for Rockeries | Yes |
Good for wildlife | Yes |
Good for pollinators | Yes |
Good for groundcover | Yes |