Diascia

Cats Whiskers

About Diascia and Cats Whiskers

Diascia

Cats Whiskers

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Rocky areas

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-99-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIASCIA 'Balwhiswhit'

BULBINE frutescens

7.2 Common Name

Diascia, Twinspur, Whisper White Diascia

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

7.2.1 In Hindi

Diascia

Not Available

7.2.2 In German

Diascia

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Diascia

Moustaches usine de Cat

7.2.4 In Spanish

Diascia

Bigotes Planta de gato

7.2.5 In Greek

Diascia

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Diascia

Bigodes Planta de Gato

7.2.7 In Polish

Diascia

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Diascia

Cat Whiskers Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Arthropoda

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Diascia

Orthosiphon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hemimerideae

Ocimeae

8.9 Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Diascia and Cats Whiskers

Wondering what are the properties of Diascia and Cats Whiskers? We provide you with everything About Diascia and Cats Whiskers. Diascia doesn't have thorns and Cats Whiskers doesn't have thorns. Also Diascia does not have fragrant flowers. Diascia has allergic reactions like Asthma and Cats Whiskers has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Diascia and Cats Whiskers and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Diascia and Cats Whiskers

Season and care of Diascia and Cats Whiskers is important to know. While considering everything about Diascia and Cats Whiskers Care, growing season is an essential factor. Diascia season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Cats Whiskers season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Diascia is Loam, Sand and for Cats Whiskers is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Diascia is Acidic, Neutral and for Cats Whiskers is Neutral, Alkaline.

Diascia and Cats Whiskers Physical Information

Diascia and Cats Whiskers physical information is very important for comparison. Diascia height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Diascia and Cats Whiskers are as follows:

Diascia flower color: White
Diascia leaf color: Green
Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green

Care of Diascia and Cats Whiskers

Care of Diascia and Cats Whiskers include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Diascia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Cats Whiskers pruning is done Remove deadheads. In summer Diascia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cats Whiskers needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.