The Star: March 09, 2017
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32 Thursday <strong>March</strong> 9 <strong>2017</strong><br />
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Gardening<br />
Pretty nemophila for pots or planting<br />
• By Henri Ham<br />
STRONG: Water black penny regularly<br />
for a good show.<br />
For more<br />
gardening<br />
inspiration,<br />
pick up the<br />
latest issue of<br />
kiwigardener<br />
NEMOPHILA IS a lovely annual<br />
that produces masses of tiny, pretty<br />
flowers.<br />
<strong>The</strong> individual flowers are small<br />
and delightful, but planted on<br />
mass, nemophila looks stunning<br />
and striking. Google nemophila<br />
at Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan<br />
for a glimpse of how spectacular<br />
nemophila can look.<br />
Some of my favourites are snow<br />
storm which has white flowers<br />
with fine pencil markings, black<br />
penny flowers are dark purple with<br />
white edges and blue chip flowers<br />
are blue with white centres. Blue<br />
chip grows to a height of 20cm and<br />
the other two to a height of 10cm.<br />
Try growing a mix of all three or<br />
just one variety to create a strong<br />
statement.<br />
In addition to mass planting,<br />
they look lovely in pots, containers,<br />
borders, baskets and rock gardens.<br />
Once you’ve got your seedlings<br />
simply plant each one around 25cm<br />
from the next in a spot that has full<br />
sun or part shade and moist soil.<br />
In around four weeks you can<br />
expect to see your nemophila<br />
put on their show. Water them<br />
regularly and you’ll help keep the<br />
flower show going longer.<br />
PLENTIFUL: Snow storm in a pot produces masses of individual flowers.<br />
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