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Accession Data:

Diascia integerrima E.Mey. ex Benth.

  • Common Name: Twinspurs, Horinkies
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg
  • Habitat: mountainous summer rainfall areas

  • Culture: Diascia integerrima requires a sunny position and well-drained media. It is more tolerant of dry conditions than most twinspurs but still requires regular watering throughout the year. By the end of summer the plants usually look untidy and they go slightly dormant during winter.2
  • USDA Zone: 6-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500116
  • Source: Annies Annuals
  • Accession Date: 09-11-2015
  • Bench: 2112 - MED:Fynbos D
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Hemimerideae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016

References (internal):

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 16 September 2015.
  2. Diascia integerrima at PlantzAfrica. Accessed 16 September 2015.

data regenerated on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:39:07 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Diascia integerrima

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Current Accessions in the Scrophulariaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Buddlejeae

  • Buddleja crispa
  • Buddleja indica

Subfamily
Tribe Hemimerideae

  • Diascia integerrima

Subfamily
Tribe Leucophylleae

  • Leucophyllum frutescens

Subfamily
Tribe Limoselleae

  • Hebenstretia dura

Subfamily
Tribe Myoporeae

  • Eremophila debilis

Subfamily
Tribe Teedieae

  • Dermatobotrys saundersii
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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