Nierembergia (Nierembergia Hippomanica Purple Robe & White Robe) - Also called Cup Flower, this excellent ground cover plant has early, bright blooms of blue-violet and white. Establishes well from Nierembergia seeds. The mounding foliage has a fern-like appearance, is vigorous, and free-flowering all summer long. Nierembergia Purple Robe makes a wonderful addition next to other bedding-plants as it will not take over, but it fills its own space. Nierembergia Cupflower creates a colorful edging or ground cover in borders or rockeries all summer. In addition, Cup Flower makes a great container plant as well.

Sow Nierembergia seeds on the surface of lightly firmed, moist compost outdoors or in pots or trays and cover with a fine sprinkling of peat moss. Keep at a temperature of between 21 - 25C (70 - 75F). After sowing this ground cover seed, do not exclude light as this helps germination. Keep the surface of the compost moist but not waterlogged; germination of Purple Robe Cup Flower seeds usually takes 14 - 30 days. Cup Flower ground cover is perfect if you want a long-blooming, easy-care perennial to edge the front of a bed or border, and it flowers all summer. The Cup Flower plant is considered a perennial in zones 7 - 10 but it can be grown as an annual in cooler zones.

SOWING:

Season: Perennial 

Sow indoor: February - March

Height: 8 inches (20 cm)

Width: 8 - 10 inches (20-25cm)

Bloom Season: July - September

Bloom Color: White

Environment: Full sun

Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.6 to 7.5

Sow Nierembergia seeds on the surface of lightly firmed, moist compost outdoors or in pots or trays and cover with a fine sprinkling of peat moss.