Nemesia hybrida
Nemesia fills the cool garden with incredibly delicate and colorful blooms with a sweet scent, perfect for combo containers and planter edges.
Growing Guide & Production Protocols
Cultivation & Growing Guidelines
Nemesia hybrida from the Scrophulariaceae family, is cherished for its sweet fragrance and vibrant bi‑colored petals that brighten early‑spring benches and shoulder‑season gardens. This cool‑tolerant annual performs best in full sun to light shade, well‑drained and moderately moist media. Cool nights (8–13°C / 46–55°F) promote compact growth and heavy bud set, while good air flow helps prevent Botrytis on the delicate blooms. Ideal for packs, quart pots, and mixed containers, nemesia adds instant color and scent when many crops are still weeks away from finish.
Stick cuttings immediately, reduce mist early, and keep 65°F–68°F (18°–20°C). pH 5.8–6.2, EC 0.8–1.0. Feed 50 ppm N, then 100–125 ppm N. Apply fungicide at sticking and week 2; pinch week 4 for best habit.
For more detailed growing tips – such as sticking guidelines, recommended PGRs, and scheduling protocols – check out our Nemesia hybrida Growing Tips.
Common Production Base Specs
Core agronomic requirements applying across all Nemesia hybrida series.
| Crop Type | Bedding - Annuals |
|---|---|
| Growing Guide & Production Protocols | Nemesia hybrida, part of the Scrophulariaceae family, is known for its incredibly sweet fragrance and profusion of delicate, snapdragon-like flowers. This cool-season annual thrives in full sun to partial shade, rich, moist, well-drained soil. With excellent early-season performance and light frost tolerance, Nemesia hybrida blooms abundantly in spring and fall, making it a favorite for spring containers, window boxes, and early mixed beds that need fragrant, colorful early-season displays. |
| Cultivation & Groweing guidelines | Root rapidly and move off mist. Maintain 68-72°F (20-22°C) to establish, then cool to 60-65°F (15-18°C) for toning. Monitor pH strictly at 5.4-5.8 to prevent iron deficiency; EC 1.0-1.5. Feed 150-200 ppm N regularly. Apply preventative fungicides at sticking. Apply PGRs like Daminozide or Paclobutrazol based on vigor. |
| Growth Habit | Upright or Trailing |
| PGR Requirements | Minimal |
| Recommended Formats | Quarts, Baskets |
| Flowering Season | Spring and Autumn (Cool Season) |
Commercial Nemesia hybrida Series Overview
Danziger offers a specialized Nemesia hybrida lineup, with each series bred for specific growth habits and production goals. Danziger offers different series within this crop:
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MENOR™ series
Explore Series: MENOR™ series →Covered in multicolored blooms
Compact habit, perfect for 6 packs
Flower early spring -
NESIA™ Series
Explore Series: NESIA™ Series →- Blooms early spring with heavy flower coverage
- More heat tolerant than other nemesia on the market
- Compact habit, perfect for 6 packs
- Continues to grow to fill larger pots
