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Twinspur in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Diascia

 

Twinspur

Most diascia varieties are low-growing bedding plants, also suitable for containers and hanging-baskets, but some varieties have tall, upright.spires of flowers. The flowers are small, but profuse. The leaves are dark green and oval

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plant Features
  • Twinspur likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Twinspur likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Twinspur is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Twinspur likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Twinspur

Latin name

Diascia

type

Annual or perennial

family

Scrophulariaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Twinspur likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Twinspur is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Twinspur likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Twinspur likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Twinspur is 0.50meters x 0.25meters 0.50 M 0.25 M

Diascia

Most diascia varieties are low-growing bedding plants, also suitable for containers and hanging-baskets, but some varieties have tall, upright.spires of flowers. The flowers are small, but profuse. The leaves are dark green and oval


Flowering

From Early Spring TO Late Autumn

Diascia have a long flowering season, from early Summer to late Autumn in UK - in their native South Africa the flowering season is shorter

 

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant in Spring in a sunny site in well-drained fertile, good-quality soil.

 

Propagating by cuttings

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Take cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)

 
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