Botanical name
Diascia 'Flying Colours'
Genus
Variety or Cultivar
Flying Colours is a tender, trailing, mat-forming, semi-evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with ovate, light green leaves and, in summer and early autumn, short, wiry stems bearing loose racemes of pale pink flowers with darker pink centres.
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Compact, Mat Forming, Spreading, Trailing
Colour
Flower
Pinks, whites, reds
Foliage
Green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Diseases
Generally pest-free
General care
Pruning
Deadheading is usually not necessary with this series of cultivars.
Propagation methods
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Where to grow
Diascia 'Flying Colours Appleblossom' (Twinspur 'Flying Colours Appleblossom' ) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Rock
Cultivation
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Can be grown in a container. Water during dry periods. Flowering may cease in very hot weather but will resume with cooler temperatures. Overwinter young plants indoors.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered