Cupflower
Nierembergia hippomanica var. violacea
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Partial Shade
Moderate watering
Tender
H2
RHS hardiness
1°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
20cm | Max | 20cm |
15cm | Min | 15cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
Cupflower Overview
This is a small bushy perennial, it is better to grow as an annual. In the summer and early autumn it will bear a profusion of open dark bluish purple flowers with yellow throats. It will produce branched thin upright stems and narrowly lance-shaped, deep-green, slightly hairy leaves. It will grow moderately fast and will grow to a height and spread of 15-20cm.
Common problems with Cupflower
How to propagate Cupflower
Cuttings
You can propagate the annuals from seed, the perennials by division in spring and the subshrubs from cuttings towards late summer.
Division
Seed
Other uses of Cupflower
Border, edging, rock garden, container