Diascia

Diascia


The delicate, peachy-pink flowers of diascia are something a little different. Found with increasing frequency in garden centres, diascia is a snapdragonlike flower gaining popularity because you can plant it so early in the spring. A perennial in the southernmost regions of the U.S., it's a cool-season annual elsewhere. Plant it a few weeks before your region's last frost for early fall colour, especially in containers.

In the bed or border, Diascia is an airy pick that ties other plants together. It blooms in a wide range of pink shades -- from cool, bubblegum pinks to warmer tones of peach, coral, and salmon. After it blooms in spring, cut it back. It is likely to stop blooming for a while once summer heat hits. When things cool off, it will rebloom. It has average water needs, so don't over- or underwater. Fertilize lightly but regularly.

**Light:** Sun, Part Sun

**Plant Type:** Annual, Perennial

**Plant Height:** 1 foot tall

**Plant Width:** 1-2 feet wide


 * Landscape Uses: **

Containers, Beds & Borders, Groundcover


 * Special Features: **

Flowers, Easy to Grow