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Tropaeolum majus |
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| | Vesuvius |
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| | Alaska Salmon Orange |
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| Common name |
nasturtium |
| Family |
tropaeolaceae |
| Life cycle |
annual/tender perennial |
| Flowers |
various (summer) |
| Size |
rambler |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
From seed  |
direct-sow in mid-spring
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| Seed ripens | late October |
All parts of this plant are edible, although the flowers are most commonly used. We don't grow it for its culinary properties, though - the elegantly shaped rounded leaves and its intricate flowers are reason enough for us. In recent years we've gotten back into the habit of starting nasturtiums, and I'm looking forward to trying some new varieties. last year we grew 'Vesuvius', with fresh blue-green leaves and prominently veined orangish-rose flowers; this year we tried 'Alaska Salmon Orange', which sports spectacularly white-splotched leaves, with somewhat softer-tinted flowers.
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| | Alaska Salmon Orange foliage |
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| | A nice red-flowered one |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: bogside border, back yard island About my plant portraits
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September 02, 2007
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