Tritoma

Diascia

About Tritoma and Diascia

Tritoma

Diascia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

Farms, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-98-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

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

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

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

Coarse

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Snails

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

DIASCIA 'Balwhiswhit'

7.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

Diascia, Twinspur, Whisper White Diascia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

Diascia

7.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Diascia

7.2.3 In French

Tritoma

Diascia

7.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

Diascia

7.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

Diascia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

Diascia

7.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

Diascia

7.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

Diascia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Arthropoda

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Diascia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hemimerideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Scrophularioideae

8.10 Number of Species

7270

1 27800

Properties of Tritoma and Diascia

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

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Diascia

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

Tritoma and Diascia Physical Information

Tritoma and Diascia physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Diascia height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Diascia are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Diascia flower color: White
Diascia leaf color: Green

Care of Tritoma and Diascia

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