Diascia Lilac Belle AGM

Description

Lavender pink flowers on mass throughout the Summer.

Hardy long lasting Diascia that is a great splash of colour for the borders or large alpine rock gardens. We recommend cutting back to the ground after flowers have started to die back to encourage further flowering.

Flowering: Spring-Summer

Height: 20-30cm

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 ‘Lilac Belle’

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Foliage: ovate / crenate

Basic Colour: ( pink )

Flower Colour: pink / lilac

Natural Flowering: May – September

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 20-30cm

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