| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Diascia purpurea N.E.Br. trib. Hemimerideae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 151 (1895) |
| Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal to Free State |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-3100m |
| Description | leaves 20-45mm, thick, adaxially dark green, abaxially rich purple, dentate, flowers pendent, spur very short, curvate |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | salmon pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |