Photo: Ronald Saunders from Warrington, UK / CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Spring–Autumn
Twinspur
Diascia barberae
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Powdery & Softfaintlight
SeasonSpring–Autumn
OriginSouth Africa
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Powdery & Soft · Spring–Autumn bloomer
Diascia's dainty two-spurred flowers in clear pink rise on slender stems above a mound of small leaves, producing flower after flower throughout the season with unassuming, persistent grace.
Symbolism & Meaning
delicate grace, constancy
In the Victorian language of flowers, twinspur means “Delicate grace”.
Habitat & Environment
South Africa
Twinspur is native to South Africa.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameDiascia barberae
- FamilyScrophulariaceae
- Native ToSouth Africa
- Bloom SeasonSpring–Autumn
- LifespanPerennial
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