Solved Unknown bargain!

Hi everyone,

Gardening newbie here! I’m just starting to get a little collection of plants on my decking, some ready to be planted out in the garden when it’s been overhauled. I came across this plant at my local B&Q, it caught my eye straight away (I’m a pretty plant kinda girl!), it had no label just £3 written on the pot in marker so I though wow what a bargain! It’s gorgeous and looks fantastic on my decking but I have no idea what it is?? I’m intrigued? Any ideas?

 

Welcome to the forums!

Looks like a Nemesia.

Maybe Nemesia fruticans Bluebird????

nemesia fruticana bluebird - Google Search

 

I also think it's a nemesia. Is it fragrant? They sometimes have a scent that reminds me of vanilla ice cream.

 

Oo yes, I just researched it, it certainly looks like it! And yes it does smell sweet, I love it!

Thank you for your replies

x

 

For the past 3 years I have bought Nemesia Wisley Vanilla.
It just goes on flowering and smells just like Vanilla.

 

Wow, beautiful!

Mine doesn’t seem so ‘upright’ it’s abit wilted maybe, it was probably abandoned as it’s was in the reduced section!

Hopefully mine will look like this with a little TLC xx

 

Just by the way.

Look at the back of the flower and you will see a small sticky out bit ...a spur.
Nemesia have a single spur.

Operation Wildflower - rescuing indigenous vegetation - Category: Nemesia - Image: Nemesia fruticans showing spurs

Very similar shape flower is Diascia..they have 2 spurs.

Diascia barberae

diascia - Google Search

 

Yours looks lovely! @Silver surfer Do you deadhead it regularly? I think that's why mine failed to flower for as long as it should have when I grew it a couple of years ago. Could be insufficient watering too, I think.

 

I have never ever dead headed them.
A single plant was expensive..this year it cost me £6.49.
But they just keep flowering and getting bigger.
Die at first frost.
Below is Nemesia Blue Lagoon.

 

Love that nemesia Wisley Vanilla ....Wonder if it would perennial here. Some are! Even as an annual I want it

 

Thank you! That’s so nice.

X

 

Ooo now looking at this I’m not so sure! - I’m going to have to take a look when I get home later.. maybe it’s a Diascia barberae?

 

Hi @Julysunshine , definately not a Diascia,, they have open flowers like a little trumpet.

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Agree with KFF.
I am 100% sure your plant is Nemesia.
I was just trying to show the difference between Nemesia and Diascia using the spurs.