Nemesia strumosa, Cape jewels or pouch nemesia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] Suited for garden applications such as beds, borders, rock gardens and containers, its cultivars (many of which are actually hybrids with Nemesia versicolor) come in a wide variety of flower colors, including bicolored.[3] When grown as a cool‑weather annual it can be planted in USDA zones 2 through 10.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Nemesia |
| Species: | N. strumosa
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| Nemesia strumosa | |
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'Danish Flag' cultivar -
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A yellow cultivar
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References
edit- ^ a b "Nemesia strumosa Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Nemesia strumosa Cape jewels". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Nemesia (group)". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Nemesia strumosa". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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