Diascia integerrima Coral Canyon®

Scientific Name: Diascia integerrima 'P009S'

Also Known As

Diascia integerrima 'Coral Canyon'
Diascia integerrima 'Coral Canyon'®
Coral Canyon Twinspur
Coral Canyon® Hardy Twinspur

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 8"-15"
W: 15"-18"

planting zones

4b-10b

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Diascia integerrima Coral Canyon® plant details

Diascia integerrima Coral Canyon® is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer pink flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Diascia integerrima Coral Canyon®

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: scrophulariaceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 15 IN - 18 IN - wide, 8 IN - 15 IN - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in fall and summer
Uses: rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Diascia integerrima Coral Canyon®

USDA Zones: 4b - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average, gritty, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Diascia integerrima Coral Canyon is commonly known as twinspur due to two prominent downward pointing spurs at the back of the flower. Stems are topped with terminal racemes of four-petaled coral-pink flowers with a drooping lower lip and four smaller curly petals at the top all around darker centres from summer to frost. Floriferous and easy-to-grow. Deadhead to prolong flowering. Provide good drainage. Popular with butterflies. Hardy to zone 4b. Cultivar name 'P009s'

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Continuous production! of its pretty rose-coral-pink flowers and a drought and heat tolerant constitution make this 12" S. African alpine a real winner in containers or borders; shear after first flowering to encourage rebloom. S/M-D/GDr

By: Forestfarm

A cloud of soft pink, oval flowers from late spring to autumn frost. This heat tolerant introduction from the East Cape Drakensberg Range of South Africa has a wide tolerance of soil and exposure. By far the toughest performer in this novel genus of everblooming wildflowers. Perennial. Garden loam. USDA zones 4b-8 (up to 7,000').

By: Select Seeds

An inspiring new breakthrough discovered in South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains, this vigorous Plant Select introduction broadens the hardiness range of the genus, showing exceptional tolerance to both hot and cold temperatures. From spring until frost, upright and fine textured, green foliage bolsters an abundance of coral pink wands brimming with luscious flowers enhanced by darker pink centers. A stalwart beauty that easily graces an array of sites, 'Coral Canyon' can be planted next to Kniphofia 'Vanilla' and Phygelius 'African Queen'.