Karoo Violet Ice Nemesia (Nemesia fruticans ‘Karoo Violet Ice’) is a beautifully complex, cool-season perennial annual producing uniquely blended blooms in a sophisticated swirl of indigo, soft pink, and pure white with a bright golden-yellow eyea cool, multi-toned color combination that creates an icy, luminous quality reminiscent of a winter sunrise over frost-covered fields. The Karoo fruticans series is celebrated for its exceptional perennial vigor, extended bloom season, superior cool-season performance, and naturally spreading, well-branched habit that fills containers and borders with a continuous, flowing display of multi-toned cool-season color throughout the extended growing season.
Grown from our premium organic heritage program, each plant ships with a Professional Grade root systemdense, well-branched, and ready for vigorous, immediate establishment. Karoo Violet Ice thrives in full sun to part shade with consistent moisture and performs most prolifically during the moderate temperatures of late winter, spring, and falloften reblooming through summer in cooler coastal and mild-climate gardens with adequate moisture and light afternoon shade protection. Its sophisticated, multi-toned cool color palette pairs exceptionally well with silver foliage, white alyssum, and soft lavender companions for refined, cool-toned mixed container and border arrangements throughout the season.
Sophisticated Multi-Tone Icy BloomsSwirling blend of indigo, soft pink, and pure white with a golden-yellow eye creates a complex, luminous color display with an icy, multi-toned quality unlike any standard single-color cool-season annual available.
Fruticans Perennial Series VigorNemesia fruticans genetics deliver superior perennial vigor, extended bloom season, and outstanding cool-season performance compared to annual nemesia seriesoften reblooming through summer in mild coastal climates.
Extended Cool-Season PerformanceBlooms most prolifically in the moderate temperatures of late winter, spring, and fall, with the potential for extended reblooming through summer in cooler coastal and mild Mediterranean-climate gardens.
Naturally Spreading Well-Branched HabitVigorous, freely branching spreading habit fills containers and border spaces generously, creating a full, flowing display of cool-toned multi-toned blooms with minimal maintenance throughout the season.
Early Spring Pollinator SupportMulti-toned cool blooms attract native bees and beneficial insects during the critical early spring foraging season when cool-weather pollinator food sources are most ecologically important and scarce.
These 4″ healthy live plants thrive in full sun to part shade with consistent moisturewater when the top inch of soil is dry and apply a balanced liquid fertilizer every two weeks to sustain prolific cool-season blooming. Karoo Violet Ice is a tender perennial grown as a cool-season annual in most climates, with potential for extended perennial performance in USDA zones 911; plant in early spring for late winter through late spring color, or in late summer for a vibrant fall display. Trim lightly after the main bloom flush to encourage a vigorous second wave of multi-toned blooms through the season.
