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Diascia Collection - Twinspur

Diascia x barberae Breeze Plus White, Breeze Plus Orange, Breeze Plus Pink
Twin-spur, Barber's Diascia

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Collection contains 5 plants

  • 1 x Diascia Breezee Plus White
  • 2 x Diascia Breezee Plus Orange
  • 2 x Diascia Breezee Plus Pink

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A collection of 'Breeze Plus' Diascias, three different varieties selected for their vigour as well as their early, abundant and prolonged flowering from May to October. These plants, of modest size, offer a profusion of small flowers on vegetation that will form beautiful columns or overflow from hanging baskets and planters. They will also make delightful low borders, animate rockeries or cascade from walls. A plant to be used without moderation in well-drained soil, in non-scorching sun.
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -9°C
Soil type
Silty-loamy (rich and light)
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Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to May
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Collection items (5 plants)

Description

This 'Diascias Collection' brings together three excellent varieties from the Breeze Plus® series, prized for their early and prolonged flowering, vigour, and diverse colour palette. It includes the Diascia x barberae 'Breeze Plus White', with white flowers, the Diascia 'Breeze Plus Orange', remarkable in a vibrant orange, and the Diascia 'Breeze Plus Pink', in a fresh pink. These compact and semi-trailing plants bloom from spring until the first frost. They thrive in rich, well-drained soils with a gently sunny exposure. Their versatility allows for numerous uses, whether in hanging baskets, containers, rockeries, or border plantings.

This collection is sold in a set of 5 plug plants, which includes:

x 1 Diascia 'Breeze Plus White' with white flowers

x 2 Diascia 'Breeze Plus Orange' with beautiful bright orange flowers

x 2 Diascia 'Breeze Plus Pink' with medium pink flowers, both fresh and soft.

Diascia Breeze Plus® are perennial plants most often grown as annuals: they are sensitive to heavy frosts (-8°C), grow very quickly, and offer a long flowering period throughout the summer. Their slightly trailing habit is very effective in hanging baskets and containers.

They should be planted in spring, in a rich, well-drained soil, in a sunny but not scorching location, in soil that does not dry out too much to maximize their flowering. Combine the 3 varieties of this collection by playing with their colours. In a border or above a wall, place the most colourful variety, 'Breeze Plus Orange', at the front, for example with blue annual lobelias to temper its colour. The other two varieties, pink and white, more subtle, will be placed in the background. Allow for 8 plants per square metre, with an optimal spacing of about 25cm between each plant.

Diascias 'Breeze Plus' require little maintenance. Water regularly, especially during dry periods, and apply a flowering plant fertilizer every two weeks during the growing season to stimulate abundant flowering. These plants are not very susceptible to diseases and most pests, making them suitable for gardeners of all levels.

Flowering

Flower colour multicoloured
Flowering time May to October
Flower size 1 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate very fast

Botanical data

Genus

Diascia

Species

x barberae

Cultivar

Breeze Plus White, Breeze Plus Orange, Breeze Plus Pink

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Other common names

Twin-spur, Barber's Diascia

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

Plant Diascia 'Breeze Plus' in a fertile soil to support flowering, moist to occasionally dry, humus-bearing, perfectly drained in winter to make it more resistant to cold. This plant dreads stagnant moisture. The further south you go, the more the plant fears the scorching afternoon sun and dry soils. It is helpful to pinch the young plant shoots to accentuate the bushy habit. Cut back faded stems after flowering. Diascia is hardy up to about -8°C, in a perfectly drained soil. In winter, outside mild climate regions, it is preferable to shelter this tender plant in a cold greenhouse or an unheated conservatory.

Planting period

Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to May

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -9°C (USDA zone 8b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 8 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Rich and well-draining

Care

Pruning instructions It is useful to pinch the terminal shoots to accentuate the bushy habit. Shorten the withered stems after flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time July to September
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Needs to be stored

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