Cape Jewels Seeds - Blue Gem

BOTANICAL NAME

Nemesia strumosa

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

SEED TYPE

• Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

• Branching
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 6 to 9 inches

COLOR

• Blue

Diminutive and sweet, Cape Jewels Blue Gem produces a low-growing carpet of sky-blue blooms to adorn your landscape. Cape Jewels, or Nemesia strumosa, is a true annual that is extremely easy to grow from seed. As long as temperatures remain mild, Blue Gem can produce so many flowers that they almost entirely obscure the foliage from spring into fall.

• • Native of South Africa
• • Small, vibrant blooms
• • Prefers full sun, but may bloom longer in afternoon shade

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Summer

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow
• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/16 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 6 to 8 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 9
• 10

SEED PREP

• Requires Light