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Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus · Tropaeolaceae

Trailing or mounding plants with round lily-pad leaves and edible peppery flowers that thrive on neglect and poor soil. Both leaves and blooms spice up a salad; it self-seeds and can naturalise.

At a glance

Habit: Annual
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Low Water
Climate: Warm Temperate, Subtropical, Mediterranean
Frost: Frost-Tender
Mature size: 0.3 m H × 1.5 m W
Foliage: Evergreen
Flowering: Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Autumn Flowering, Long-Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Edible / Productive
Pots & Containers
Hanging Basket
Bee & Pollinator
Erosion Control
Water-Wise
Weed / Invasive Risk
Pet-Safe / Non-Toxic

Sowing from seed

Difficulty: beginner
Sowing depth: 15 mm
Method: Direct sow where it is to grow
Pre-treatment: Soak seed before sowing
Germination: 7-14 days
Best sown in: spring, summer
Seed storage life: 3 years