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Nierembergia espinosae

Nierembergia espinosae is a little-documented Ecuadorian species in the nightshade family, known only from its native range in Ecuador. Grow it like other cup-flower (Nierembergia) species: give it bright light, even moisture and free-draining soil.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged, watering when the top layer begins to dry.
Soil
Free-draining, fertile loam or peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
10-25 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador

About

Nierembergia espinosae is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Other Nierembergia plants

Dwarf cup flower · Nierembergia rivularis · Broom cupflower · Nierembergia veitchii · Cupflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nierembergia espinosae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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