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Common name: "Twinspur"
Latin name:
Diascia 'Ice Pole'

Diascia Ice Pole
Class: Annual

Growth habit:
Upright clump 

Max height:
10" - 16"
Spread: 12" - 18"

Flowers: Spring - Early summer

Available cultivars: 12+

Origin: Hybrid .
Sunshine:
Water: Pictured: Diascia 'Ice Pole'
Cultivation: 'Diascia Ice Pole' is part of the Summer Celebration™ line of plants. Diascia derives it's Latin name from two words... di meaning two and askos meaning pouch... referring to the flower. 

Plant Ice Pole Diascia in full sun in fertile well drained soil. Keep the soil moist... but not soggy. Diascia is probably best suited to be grown in mixed containers or window boxes... although they can be grown in beds. Space plants 8" - 10" apart. They'll produce showers of flowers in spring to early summer until the daytime temperatures get really hot. 

Diascia is hardy to 35 degrees. 

Potential pests ~ diseases:
Slugs.

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