Diascia

Common name: Diascia

Botanical name: Diascia

Categories: Bedding plants

Flowering: Summer flowering

Colour: Apricot, Pinks, cream. Whites

Care: 

Diascia needs regular water, but it doesn’t like to sit in wet soil. If growing in a container, make sure there are good drainage holes. A time release fertilizer seems to work best. If you prefer to hand fertilize, don’t over do it or you’ll get leggy plants. Leggy plants can be pinched back, to keep them attractive and full. Diascia prefers cooler temperatures and flowers best in the spring and fall. If your plants start to fade in the heat, cut them back to a few inches and keep them watered. They will perk back up when it cools off. Diascia is somewhat frost tolerant and can be kept going well into the fall. If you’re willing to move your pots into the garage whenever a hard frost threatens, it will last even longer.