The nasturtium is a wonderful flower. Not only are they cheery, lovely, and brilliant with their sun-kissed faces and exquisite trailing vines, but they also make an excellent companion plant. It will help to keep aphids away from French and runner beans if you plant them nearby.
To top it all off, the blooms and leaves are delicious and can be used to provide a peppery accent to salads, on pasta, or as a garnish. In addition, they are quite appealing to a wide variety of pollinators.
They will flower for you throughout the entire summer and provide a wonderful ground cover that is beautiful in shades of orange and yellow. To tell you the truth, you won't come across a more generous flower to cultivate.
Seed Quantity 35 Seeds
Type Annual
Genus Tropaeolum majus
Sow Seeds Sow indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost, then harden off and plant out.
If sowing indoors keep at around 18℃ to allow for germination.
Otherwise, sow directly once all risk of frost has passed.
Sow 1cm deep and keep moist.
They like full sun and well-drained, sandy soil
Plant Out After the last frosts,
They like full sun and well-drained, sandy soil
Do not feed as this encourages more foliage than flowers
Flowers June-September
Height & Spread 30-40cm high x 40cm spread
RHS Plants for Pollinators.
The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects.
Find out more at rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators
