Diascia Trinity Sunset

Diascia 'Trinity Sunset' is a new generation, both floriferous, enduring and rain resistant. With a rather compact and bushy habit, and superb brick pink flowers, larger than those of other varieties, the plant blooms tirelessly along its stems, from May-June to October, despite the heat and bad weather. This perennial plant, not very hardy, often grown as an annual, loves the sun and light soils. Well known for its use in hanging baskets and containers, it is also very attractive in rockeries or low borders.

Diascia 'Trinity Sunset' belongs to the family of Scrophulariaceae. It is a very recent hybrid cultivar derived from Diascia barberae, native to southern Africa, Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal. This plant has a very branched habit, forming a very neat little bush even in the rain, about 30cm (11.8in) in all directions. Flowering begins in spring and only ends with the first frosts. It produces clusters of flowers with sunset shades, with a large labellum, extended downwards by two spurs. These flowers form in the axil of the leaves, along almost the entire length of the stems. The foliage, deciduous to semi-evergreen in winter depending on the climate, is composed of small, cordate, dentate-edged leaves, about 2cm (0.8in) long, dark green in colour.

Diascia 'Trinity Sunset', due to its very low hardiness, is grown as an annual plant in our latitudes. It can be used in the ground and in pots, alone or mixed with other annuals, as well as with low-growing plants such as Lithodora, silver baskets, and aubrietas. Given its bushy and dense habit, it will look good in a border, flower bed, ground cover, rockery, planter, or hanging basket, or even on walls. In a floral composition, it can be associated for example with mini-petunias, Nemesias, lobelias, Bacopas, and Isotomas.

Note: Attention, our young plants in mini-pots are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant and store them under shelter (veranda, greenhouse, frame...) at a temperature above 14C° for a few weeks before being installed outdoors once the risk of frost has definitively passed.