<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Most gardeners think of diascias as low-growing bedding plants suited to a summer container or the front of a sunny border.
However Diascia personata breaks the mould and produces stiff stems that grow 3ft tall. The substantial bright<wm> red flowers (up to 6cm long, of the correct shade) resemble the red hot pepper, with its spines in shades of bright red and yellow.
It's not uncommon to be mistaken for a shrub and grows quite densely packed, producing stems that can form quite dense clusters or spikes with the large tubular blooms.
In the garden, it's best grown in moist, shady acidic woodland garden or as a groundcover in places where the acidic, sandy soils prevail.

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