About
Nierembergia repens, the trailing cup flower, is a spreading, mat-forming perennial producing bright-green leaves and cup-shaped, white to pale-violet flowers in summer. A charming and rewarding ground-cover plant for a sunny, well-drained border or container.
About the genus
Nierembergia are annuals, perennials or small shrubs with simple, alternate leaves and cup-shaped or tubular flowers in white, violet or blue, in summer. Grown in sunny, well-drained borders and containers.
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.