How to Grow and Care for Lionfaces

The Cape Snapdragon is a free-flowering plant native to South Africa that is commonly used in borders, rock gardens, and containers. The flower resembles orchids or tiny snapdragon blossoms and has two lips and a spur, hence the name. The bright and colorful blooms of this shrub attract bees.

Nemesia strumosa, or cape jewels, is a gorgeous, fast-growing, summer annual. Bright flowers look lovely when planted en masse, in containers, or in flowerbeds. Not only pleasing to the eye, but these pretty flowers also offer up a sweet fragrance.

Nemesia floribunda is a short-lived plant with a bushy habit. The flowers are pretty, fragrant, and white, with soft yellow throats. Considered a gardener's delight, the plant blooms gorgeously in spring and entices bees.

The mauve nemesia 'Honey White' is a cultivar from the figwort family. It doesn't mind cooler weather and can be grown in the ground or in a pot. This perennial’s name fits it perfectly as it has white flowers with a yellow center that is reminiscent of honey. This helps differentiate it from numerous other varieties of Nemesia.

You can always recognize the mauve nemesia 'Nuvo Blue' by its neat, blue-purple flowers with little white centers. This small and compact nemesia cultivar is popular in containers, hanging baskets and as edging in smaller gardens. They flower in the summer and are sweet-smelling.