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Nierembergia linariifolia
Also called Purple robe, Nierembergia, Purple robe cup flower, Dwarf Cupflower
Nierembergia linariifolia is a low, spreading subshrub from subtropical South America, grown for its many small lilac-purple, cup-shaped flowers. It needs full sun and well-drained soil, and it is a fairly easy garden plant.
Nierembergia linariifolia, called the narrow-leaved cupflower, is a species of plant described by Robert Graham. Nierembergia linariifolia is part of the genus Nierembergia and the family Solanaceae. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
It is native to central South America, and has been introduced to New South Wales, Australia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nierembergia linariifolia 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.
