Diascia

Mashua

About Diascia and Mashua

Diascia

Mashua

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Rocky areas

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-98-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

not available

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink, Red, White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light 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

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Trumpet

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

From Rhizomes

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

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, 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

Mosaic viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Medium

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

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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

Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIASCIA 'Balwhiswhit'

TROPAEOLUM tuberosum

7.2 Common Name

Diascia, Twinspur, Whisper White Diascia

Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium

7.2.1 In Hindi

Diascia

Tuberous Nasturtium

7.2.2 In German

Diascia

Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse

7.2.3 In French

Diascia

Capucine tubéreuse

7.2.4 In Spanish

Diascia

tuberosa capuchina

7.2.5 In Greek

Diascia

Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Diascia

tuberosa chagas

7.2.7 In Polish

Diascia

bulwiaste Nasturcja

7.2.8 In Latin

Diascia

Morbus nasturtium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Arthropoda

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Tropaeolaceae

8.6 Genus

Diascia

Tropaeolum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Hemimerideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Diascia and Mashua

Wondering what are the properties of Diascia and Mashua? We provide you with everything About Diascia and Mashua. Diascia doesn't have thorns and Mashua doesn't have thorns. Also Diascia does not have fragrant flowers. Diascia has allergic reactions like Asthma and Mashua 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 Mashua and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Diascia and Mashua

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

Diascia and Mashua Physical Information

Diascia and Mashua physical information is very important for comparison. Diascia height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Mashua height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Diascia and Mashua are as follows:

Diascia flower color: White
Diascia leaf color: Green
Mashua flower color: Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose and Yellow
Mashua leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Diascia and Mashua

Care of Diascia and Mashua include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Diascia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Mashua pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Diascia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mashua needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.