Diascia - Twinspur Pink Queen

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Diascia - Twinspur Pink Queen

You will fall in love with the charming shell-like rose-pink flowers. The Pink Queen Twinspur is ideal for rock and alpine gardens and is smashing in mixed borders and containers. The Pink Queen starts blooming near the end of spring and continues blooming through summer. Plant the Pink Queen Diascia as soon as the soil is warm enough to be worked easily, 2 to 4 weeks before the average last frost date. The Diascia Twinspur Pink Queen, 'Diascia barberae', is a low growing groundcover, sprinkled with adorable rose-pink flowers. The shell-like flowers are 3/4 inch across and have two prominent spurs on the back. ... additional info

 

Grass - Blue Eyed They may rebloom in the fall. The Grass Blue Eyed, 'Sisyrinchium bellum', is a delightful little Iris relative from the coast of California. The Blue Eyed Grass is used in flower beds, cottage gardens, meadows, or rock gardens where it's self sowing habit and wandering ways are assets. Plant them in full sun to light shade. The tufts of narrow, upright bluish-green leaves lend a casual air to the flower bed or rock garden. The Blue Eyed Grass blooms in early spring through early summer. They are somewhat drought tolerant but they like evenly moist soil. Blue Eyed Grass prefers well drained sandy soils. They resemble an ornamental grass until constellations of bluish-purple star shaped flowers appear for several weeks in the spring. Plant in the early spring, 2 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date or late summer/early fall.

Diascia - Twinspur Pink Queen