Diascia personata
Masked twinspur
Diascia Diascia
D. personata - D. personata is a tall, upright to spreading, semi-evergreen perennial with linear to lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and terminal racemes of pink flowesr with darker pink centres from late spring to mid-autumn.
Diascia personata is: Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Upright
Pink in Spring; Pink in Summer; Pink in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Cut back after each flush of flowers to encourage more flowering.
New shoots can be damaged by frost but the crown withstands temperatures down to -8C. Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer.
Seed, Division, Softwood cuttings
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Diascia personata (Masked twinspur) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Wildlife
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Can be grown in a container. Water during dry periods. Flowering may cease in very hot weather but will resume with cooler temperatures. Overwinter young plants indoors.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Diascia personata
Masked twinspur
Diascia Diascia
D. personata - D. personata is a tall, upright to spreading, semi-evergreen perennial with linear to lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and terminal racemes of pink flowesr with darker pink centres from late spring to mid-autumn.
South Africa
Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Upright
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Pink in Spring; Pink in Summer; Pink in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Cut back after each flush of flowers to encourage more flowering.
New shoots can be damaged by frost but the crown withstands temperatures down to -8C. Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer.
Seed, Division, Softwood cuttings
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Diascia personata (Masked twinspur) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Wildlife
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Can be grown in a container. Water during dry periods. Flowering may cease in very hot weather but will resume with cooler temperatures. Overwinter young plants indoors.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9
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