| Botanical Name: | Tropaeolum majus |
| Life Cycle: | annuals, tropicals, tender perennials |
| Planting Time: | spring or summer |
| Height: | 12" to 24"; climbers to 8' high |
| Exposure: | full sun |
| Soil: | poor, well-drained soil |
| Hardiness: | zones 10-11 |
| Bloom Time: | late spring to early fall |
| Flower: | shades of red, yellow, orange and cream |
| Foliage: | green |
| Propagation: | seeds |
| Suggested Use: | beds, borders, mass plantings, fences, hanging baskets, fillers, and edgings. |
| Growing Hints: | Sow seeds directly in ground about a week after your last frost date. Over fertilizing will result in lots of leaves but poor flowering. Plants thrive in poor, sandy soil. |
| Interesting Facts: | Nasturtium's peppery-flavored flowers are good to eat and taste good in salads. The flower buds and seedpods are also edible. Pick them just before they ripen and store them in a jar full of vinegar for three days. Use as a substitute for capers. |
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I have grown nasturtium in fertile soil and used a fertilizer and they flower even more greatly. I have tried growing in poor soil and they don't grow very well. It is true they don't do well when it hits 80 degrees. They come up quick and are a great money saver for the garden. They attract lots of aphids. I have planted cherry rose, gleam, jewel mix and they all grow well.
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