Diascia Denim Blue

Description

Rich purple flowers fading to denim blue.

This hardy Diascia is a great plant for the garden with its deep green foliage and rich purple flowers that fade to a denim blue colour. Grown in full sun to semi shade it will flower multiple times through the spring to summer with a good cut back after each flowering flush. Perfect for borders, large alpine gardens and containers.

Flowering: Spring -Summer

Hardiness: Hardy

Height: 20cm

Spread: 60cm

Further information:

After the first flowering in late spring early summer, cut back fairly hard to get new growth. In the winter leave the old flowering stems on as protection and cut them back in early spring.

Common Name: Twinspur

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Foliage: ovate / crenate

Basic Colour: ( blue )

Flower Colour: blue / purple

Natural Flowering: May – September

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 20cm

Soil Requirements:  average / moist / dry / well-drained / sandy

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  container / cottage garden / border / rock garden

Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies / ground cover / mat forming

Pruning: cut back to 3cm after flowering to encourage further flowering, this can be done 2-3 times in an average year

Tolerates: drought tolerant

Origin: Cultivar