Diascia barberae

Native to South Africa and Lesotho, this plant is a spreading perennial herb with slender, branching stems. It grows in moist gravel or silt among rocks beside streams and in seepage areas. Its small, opposite leaves are oval to lance-shaped with toothed margins. Loose flower clusters develop at the stem tips. The pink flowers have five fused lobes, including a broad lower lip, and two slender spurs that curve outward and downward behind the bloom. A yellow patch marks the upper part of the flower throat. The paired spurs contain floral oils collected by specialized Rediviva bees. Urn-shaped seed capsules contain tiny seeds with winged ribs. The plant is widely grown as an ornamental. Photographed in Florida.