Benth Twinspur
Diascia integerrima 'Benth'
This lovely, delicate plant is a jewel as it flowers abundantly throughout the summer. Dainty pink flowers have a bright yellow and maroon patch, and two spurs on the backside, thus the name twinspur.
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Rustic |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Requires constant moisture in hot areas. |
| Average landscape size: | Reaches 10 to 18 inches talll and 1 to 4 feet wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attribute: | Long Bloom Season |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Mass Planting |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6774 |
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Care Information
Prefers gritty, humus-rich soil with excellent drainage. Performs best where summers are cool and needs constant moisture when grown in containers. Trim it back after its flowers wane to allow the foliage to rejuvenate and new flowers to appear.
History
Native to the mountainous areas of the northeastern and eastern Free State, Lesotho, the northeastern Cape and the southern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg.
Lore
The spurs contain a special oil, which is collected in the wild by certain species of bees that appear to have coevolved with the plants, as they have unusually long forelegs for collecting the oil.
This lovely, delicate plant is a jewel as it flowers abundantly throughout the summer. Dainty pink flowers have a bright yellow and maroon patch, and two spurs on the backside, thus the name twinspur.
Care Information
Prefers gritty, humus-rich soil with excellent drainage. Performs best where summers are cool and needs constant moisture when grown in containers. Trim it back after its flowers wane to allow the foliage to rejuvenate and new flowers to appear.
History
Native to the mountainous areas of the northeastern and eastern Free State, Lesotho, the northeastern Cape and the southern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg.
Lore
The spurs contain a special oil, which is collected in the wild by certain species of bees that appear to have coevolved with the plants, as they have unusually long forelegs for collecting the oil.
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Rustic |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Requires constant moisture in hot areas. |
| Average landscape size: | Reaches 10 to 18 inches talll and 1 to 4 feet wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attribute: | Long Bloom Season |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Mass Planting |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6774 |