This cheery annual will add a splash of color to your early spring garden.
The flowers come in a range of pinks, whites, corals, and oranges.
Diascia is sometimes called twinspur because the flowers feature two spurs coming out of the back of the blossoms.
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The soil should be well-draining and slightly acidic.
How and When to Plant Diascia
Diascia appear at nurseries and garden centers in the spring.
Space the plants at least 10 to 12 inches apart and increase the space for more sprawling varieties.
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Once established, diascia tolerates drought.
Diascia will grow in a container with adequate drainage holes.
Add mulch around plants to help retain moisture and suppress weeds.
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Temperature and Humidity
Diascia may not survive the intense heat of a hot summer.
Duringcool spring weather, the plants are covered in blossoms.
The plant can survive a light frost, but its not winter-hardy.
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They prefer a climate with low humidity.
Potting and Repotting Diascia
Diascia is an excellentcontainer plant.
It can be planted on its own or as a filler in a mixed container.
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confirm to use containers with large drainage holes and well-draining potting mix.
As diascia is usually grown as an annual, repotting won’t be necessary.
ensure that the variety you are propagating is not one of them before youpropagate it from stem cuttings.
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Propagating diascia makes the most sense if your climate is mild enough to grow it as a perennial.
The best time to propagate the plant is in the spring.
‘Flirtation Orange’ Diascia
‘Flirtation Orange’ is a highly floriferous variety with excellent heat tolerance.
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It practically covers itself inorange bloomsand grows 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide.
It grows 12 inches tall and 20 inches wide.
‘Sun Chimes Coral’ Diascia
Diascia’Sun Chimes Coral' bears coral-pink blooms on spreading, 12-inch-tall plants.
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‘Whisper White’ Diascia
‘Whisper White’ bearspure-white flowerson 10-inch-tall plants.
Diascia Companion Plants
Gerbera Daisy
Gerbera daisiesare so perfect they hardly look real.
They last for a week or more in a vase, making them a favorite of flower arrangers.
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This tender perennial will last the winter in only the warmest parts of the United States, Zones 911.
In the rest of the country, it is grown as an annual.
It does well in average soil; it likes soil kept evenly moist but not overly wet.
Snapdragon
Few gardens should be without the easy charm of snapdragons.
They’re also great for fall color.
In mild climates, the entire plant may overwinter if covered with mulch.
Stock
Stockoffers a wonderfully spicy, distinctive scent.
Stock is slightly spirelike and comes in a wide range of colors.
It makes a great cut flower, perfuming bouquets, and its scent makes it an excellent border flower.
It grows best in full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil.
Frequently Asked Questions
The duration of the bloom depends on the climate.
The two are closely related and both are members of the snapdragon family Scrophulariaceae.
Diascia are larger in size and have larger flowers thannemesia, which unlike diascia has fragrant flowers.
