Compact Pink Innocence Nemesia

Group/Class: Compact Series

Brand: Proven Winners

Ornamental Features:

Compact Pink Innocence Nemesia features dainty spikes of lightly-scented shell pink pea-like flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to late summer. It's small pointy leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Compact Pink Innocence Nemesia is a dense herbaceous annual bedding plant with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This annual bedding plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Compact Pink Innocence Nemesia is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Container Planting
• General Garden Use
• Border Edging
• Mass Planting
• Hanging Baskets
• Rock/Alpine Gardens

Plant Characteristics:

Compact Pink Innocence Nemesia will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This annual bedding plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This plant can be propagated by cuttings.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.