| Diascia |
Description |
| Diascia
'Acklington' |
Bred by Christine Boulby.Dark
red flowers. I thought I'd lost it but it survived here a winter so
I gave it a name. |
| Diascia aliciae |
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| Diascia
anastrepta |
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| Diascia 'Alicecap' |
Cultivar bred by Dr Kim
Steiner. Bushy habit, pale pink flowers over a very long
period. One of the most hardy hybrids in our collection.
Resistant to virus. |
| Diascia 'Andrew' |
Cultivar bred by Hector
Harrison. Upright habit, red open flowers in abundance. |
| Diascia 'Appleby
Apricot' |
Bred by Hector Harrison and one
stand of it has lasted in tact for five winters here in
Northumberland. One of the hardiest apricots. |
| Diascia
austromontana |
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| Diascia barberae |
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| Diascia 'Bella' |
Cultivar by Christine
Boulby. Mid-pink flowers and long trailing habit. |
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Diascia 'Belmore Beauty'
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Protected by Plant Breeders
Rights. Variegated version of Diascia 'Ruby Field'. Foliage
edged in yellow. Trailing habit, good in baskets. |
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Diascia 'Christabel'
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Bred by Hector Harrison.
Has huge pale pink flowers in profusion all summer long. |
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Diascia 'Coral Belle
Photo by David Fenwick
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Bred by Hector Harrison and
Protected by Plant Breeders Rights. The only coral coloured diascia
in distribution. Orangy-red flowers atop rich deep green
foliage. Looks good in hanging baskets. |
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Diascia cordata
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Can be distinguished from other
species by two distinct separate yellow windows in the throat of the
flower |
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Diascia 'Doreen'
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Deep reddish purple flowers and
a very prostrate habit. Found in my garden two years ago and named
for my mum. |
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Diascia 'Eclat'
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Seen here juxaposed against a
penstemon. Lovely big red flowers. Not as long flowering as
some other species |
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Diascia fetcaniensis
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Flowers have a 'moustache' of
dark glands in a straight line on the lower lobe directly under the
stamens |
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Diascia
fetcaniensis growing through a join in a retaining wall at
Cragside, Rothbury
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This picture included to show
the determination of this species. Its stolons will penetrate the
tiniest cracks and roam up to three feet. |
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Diascia 'Harry'
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Bred by Christine Boulby and
named for my husband and best friend, Harry. Lime green foliage and
reddish flowers. Bushy habit. |
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Diascia 'Hector's Hardy'
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This plant was one of Hector's
first crosses and is named for him. He had had it in his garden
several years before we were shown it, so it has stood the test of
time. Bushy habit. |
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Diascia 'Helvellyn'
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Pale pink flowers on nice shiny
green foliage. Found by William in a garden in Barmby Moor at a
house called 'Helvellyn'. |
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Diascia 'Iceberg'
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Bred by Hector Harrison using D.
integerrima 'Blush' and other plants. Has a nice neat bushy habit
and lovely white flowers. |
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Diascia integerrima
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Diascia integerrima 'Blush'
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White form of Diascia
integerrima. Best grown in the garden where it will populate a large area
over two to three years. Flowers later in the season (July/August
here). Will tolerate the driest of dry places and has survived
temperatures as low as -10C here in Northumberland. |
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Diascia
'Jacqueline's Joy'Photo by David Fenwick
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An early cultivar bred by Hector
Harrison. Has lovely racemes of mauve flowers. Bushy habit.
Very suitable for hanging baskets. |
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Diascia 'Jane'
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Bred by Christine Boulby.
Pale mauve/pink flowers in abundance above mid-green foliage.
Prostrate habit. |
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Diasica 'Katherine Sharman'
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We thought this plant had
disappeared but it made a comeback in 2000. It is thought to be a
sport of D. 'Ruby Field' and has olive green foliage edged creamy
white. Not a very sturdy plant. |
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Diascia 'Lady
Valerie'
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Bred by Hector Harrison.
Has lovely large pale orange flowers and grows very well in
containers. |
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Diascia 'Lilac Belle'
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Bred by Hector Harrison and
introduced the same year as D. 'Lilac Belle'. Small dark green
leaves with loads of little lilac flowers all summer.Good in baskets. |
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Diascia 'Lilac Gem'
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Bred by Hector Harrison.
Upright habit. Palest lilac flowers from July onwards. Hardier
than most of the mauves and forms a neat clump up to 15 inches in
circumference. |
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Diascia 'Little Dancer'
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Origin unknown. Bright
pink flowers on nice deep green foliage. Good in baskets. |
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Diascia 'Louise'
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Bred by Hector Harrison.
Very wide peach flowers on fresh green foliage. Upright habit.
Does well as a spot plant at the front of a border. |
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Diascia 'Lucy'Photo
by David Fenwick
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Bred by Hector Harrison. Easily
distinguished from other cultivars by a terminal flower on a raceme that
is a buttercup-shaped flower - ie it does not have spurs or a 'throat'.Very
jolly apricot flowers.Neat grower and good as spot plant in front of
border. |
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Diascia 'Megelvar'Photo
by David Fenwick
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Bred by Hector Harrison. Nice
apricot flowered diascia with neat habit and strong dark foliage. |
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Diascia mollis
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Diascia patens
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Diascia personata
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Diascia platbergensis
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Diascia 'Pink Panther'
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Origin unknown. Pale baby
pink flowers atop dark green foliage. Neat habit. |
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Diascia 'Red Ace'
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Bred by Hector Harrison and
protected by Plant Breeders Rights.
One of the reddest flowered diascias around, and on some of the deepest
green foliage it is a stunner. Survives a good deal of dryness, and
ideal for baskets. |
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Diascia
rigescens
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Distinguished from other species
by a yellow 'median keel' of glands on the lower lobe of the flower.
This photo shows its with Cistus ladanifer. A lovely combination. |
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Diascia
rigescens 'Anne Rennie'Photo by David
Fenwick
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Similar to above but flowers a
slightly paler shade and carried in rather more loose racemes. |
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Diascia rigescens x lilacina
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One of Hector's earliest crosses
and given to Blooms of Bressingham. Nice mauve flowers and good
foliage. Prostrate habit. Good in baskets but its a bit of a
thug |
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Diascia 'Ruby Field'
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Bred by John Kelly and
introduced in 1971. Although he gave details of the cross he made to
create it, we are not sure of the species he actually had due to name
problems.It has nice blousy flowers on prostrate foliage and has been used
in alpine beds for many years in the UK. |
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Diascia 'Rupert Lambert'
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Bred by Rupert Lambert.
Plant has upright habit and reddish flowers. |
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Diascia 'Salmon Supreme'
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Bred by Hector Harrison.
When i first saw it I was at Beth Chatto's gardens in Cambridgeshire.
One of the first apricot coloured diascias to appear on the market in the
UK and has been popular ever since. |
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Diascia 'Selina's Choice'
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Bred by Hector Harrison.
Plant has a very neat habit. Apricot flowers in abundance and looks
great as a hanging basket. |
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Diascia 'Tiny Tom'
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Bred by Hector Harrison.Tiny
foliage and interesting pinky mauve flowers, this is one of the smallest
and neatest diascias I've seen. |
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Diascia
trials at Appleby, North Lincs
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Hector's hardiness trials take
place every year in his search for good garden-worthy plants. |
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Diascia 'Twinkle'
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Bred by Hector Harrison and
protected by Plant Breeders Rights. Although this diascia is one of his first successes, it remains a firm
favourite of mine. Has tight purple racemes of flowers on very lush
dark green foliage. Superb in hanging baskets. |
| Diascia vigilis |
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| Diascia vigilis 'Jack Elliott' |
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| Diascia 'William' |
Bred by Hector Harrison and
named for my brother William. Has mid-pink flowers on lush green
foliage. We have lost this one, if you have it we'd love to hear
from you! |
