Common name: Twinspurs, Horinkies
Family: Scrophulariaceae
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Country of Origin: South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg
Description:
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 6-10
Source: Annies Annuals
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Culture:
Diascia integerrima requires a sunny position and well-drained media. It is more tolerant of dry conditions than most twinspurs but still requires regular watering throughout the year. By the end of summer the plants usually look untidy and they go slightly dormant during winter.<sup>2</sup>
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Lamiales
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- Family: Scrophulariaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe: Hemimerideae
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References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 16 September 2015.
- Diascia integerrima at PlantzAfrica. Accessed 16 September 2015.
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