Perennials > Diascia > Diascia rigescens > Diascia rigescens
Diascia rigescens
Diascia
Origin: South Africa
| Family |
| Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus |
| Diascia |
| Species |
| rigescens |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Synonyms |
| Stiff twinspur |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4-H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 to -10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5-14 |
| Height |
| 0.6 m |
| Spread |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Can be grown in a container; water in dry periods. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Slugs and snails may be a problem, generally disease free. |
| Flower Description |
| Rose-pink, densely packed on stem, sometimes branching. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves age to red-brown. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Lanhydrock, National Trust, Bodmin, Cornwall, England. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe or in early spring or by taking softwood cuttings in summer. Germinate seed at 15°C, germination occurs within two weeks. |
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