Diascia Sundascia Upright Sakura Pink - White Diascia with pink heart

Diascia Sundascia 'Upright Sakura Pink' is part of a series of Diascia selected for their decorative and long-lasting flowering, their robustness, and their excellent heat resistance. It is a small, bushy plant with a nicely upright habit, which produces longer, stronger spikes of charming bicoloured flowers, white with a small pink heart. They continue to bloom for several months, until the first frost, standing out perfectly above its dark green foliage. This less hardy perennial plant loves the sun and well-drained soils. Well known for its use in hanging baskets and containers, it is also very attractive in rock gardens or low borders.

Diascia Sundascia 'Upright Sakura Pink' belongs to the family Scrophulariaceae. It is a recent cultivar derived from Diascia barberae, a species native to southern Africa, specifically Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal. This less hardy perennial plant has an upright habit, forming a neat little bush, even in the rain, with a height of 35cm (13.8in) and a width of 30cm (11.8in). The flowering starts in June and lasts until the first frost. It produces clusters of flowers with broad labellums, hanging downward with two spurs. The flower diameter does not exceed 2cm. These flowers somewhat resemble snapdragons. The foliage, deciduous to semi-evergreen in winter depending on the climate, is composed of small, 2cm (0.8in) long, heart-shaped leaves with toothed edges, dark green in color. In well-drained soil, the plant can survive brief freezes around -7°C.

Diascia Sundascia 'Upright Sakura Pink' is most often cultivated as an annual plant in our latitudes, thanks to its generosity and rapid growth. It can be used in the ground and in pots, planted in masses in borders, alone or mixed with other low-growing species such as lithodora, silver baskets, and aubrietas. Due to its bushy, upright and branched habit, it will look good in flower beds, as ground cover, in rock gardens, in containers, or hanging in the gaps of walls and paving. In a floral composition, it can be associated, for example, with morning glories, Nemophila, lobelias, and Isotomas.

Note: Please be aware that our young plants in mini-modules are professional products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant and store them under cover (conservatory, greenhouse, cold frame...), at a temperature above 14°C for a few weeks before being planted outside once the risk of frost has definitively passed.