Diascia 'Hopleys'
(Twinspur 'Hopleys')
Family - Scrophulariaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 75cm or more
Width - 50cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: A semi-Evergreen herbaceous Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Mid-green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. Cup-shaped flowers with flattened faces open deep coral pink and become paler pink with age. Each Bloom has two spurs at the back. The flowers are held in dense Racemes on upright stems and are produced over a long period from late spring until mid-autumn or until hit by frost.
Flower:
Cup-shaped flowers with flattened lobes are a deep shade of coral pink and become paler pink with age. The blooms are densely held in upright racemes and are produced from May into October or until hit by frost.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Cup-shaped flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: May, June, July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Glossy mid-green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape with pointed tips. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that's well-drained.