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Nemesia denticulata
Also called Wild Lionface
Tooth Lionface (Nemesia denticulata) is a mat-forming perennial from South Africa's Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, grown in borders and rock gardens for its small notched flowers. It needs well-drained soil and sun to do well.
Nemesia denticulata, the toothed aloha, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Nemesia of the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. It is native to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. A mat‑forming perennial useful for borders, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The Latin specific epithet denticulata means "slightly toothed", referring to the notched petal edges.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
