Duo of Diosma - Diosma hirsuta Pink Fountain and Pink Diamond

This pair of Diosma will flower the terrace or a coastal garden for long weeks, between February and June-July. These Diosmas are South African undershrubs not exceeding 45 cm in height and 55 cm in width, beautifully rounded, with evergreen foliage that is reminiscent of heather. They have a surprising spicy fragrance when touched. Their tiny star-shaped flowers bloom in a dense and airy mass. Diosmas are very resistant to drought in open ground and have a great effect in a dry rockery or a gravel bed. Elsewhere, in a planter or a pot, they can spend the winter protected from the cold.

This duo consists of:

1 Diosma hirsuta 'Pink Fountain': pale pink flowers

1 Diosma hirsuta 'Pink Diamond': brighter pink flowers

Diosma hirsuta is a shrub plant native to the Cape region in South Africa, particularly the valleys and slopes of the Cederberg, where it grows on sandy, non-calcareous, well-drained soils. It cannot withstand frost below -5 °C. It is a very pretty plant for ericaceous or sandy soil, ideal for enhancing a bed or a rockery by the sea. These bushes can be associated with heathers or low-growing scrub vegetation such as rockroses, lavenders, thymes, or Teucrium. Leave a spacing of 40-50 cm between each plant when creating the bed, always place the taller varieties in the background so that each one is clearly visible. In most regions, the Diosmas in this duo will make beautiful plants for a slightly heated orangery or veranda.