Nierembergia (for John E. Nieremberg, 1595- 1658, a Spanish Jesuit and first professor of natural history at Madrid). Solanaceae. Cup-flower. Mostly tender perennial herbs valued chiefly for the open border or for pot-plants: they are mostly of prostrate habit, with showy pale violet or white flowers borne freely through the summer and autumn. | Nierembergia (for John E. Nieremberg, 1595- 1658, a Spanish Jesuit and first professor of natural history at Madrid). Solanaceae. Cup-flower. Mostly tender perennial herbs valued chiefly for the open border or for pot-plants: they are mostly of prostrate habit, with showy pale violet or white flowers borne freely through the summer and autumn. |