| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Diascia patens (Thunb.) Grant ex Fourc. trib. Hemimerideae |
| Bibliography | Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 20: 72 (1941) |
| Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 500-1400m |
| Description | leaves dark green, linear to lanceolate, entire, to 6cm long, flowers in lax raceme, corolla 15-20mm across |
| Size | 40-90cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Antirrhinum patens Thunb. Diascia monasca Hiern Linaria patens (Thunb.) F.Dietr. Nemesia patens (Thunb.) G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |