Melinda Myers

Nasturtium

Botanical Name

Tropaeolum majus

Hardiness

Half hardy annual

Height

8 to 12 inches

Width

12 to 14 inches

Flowers

Summer to frost: yellow, orange, red, white; edible

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained to gravelly

Planting & Care

• Space plants 8 to 12 inches apart

Problems

Aphids, mites, looper, leaf spot (trap plant)

Varieties

• Alaska Series - variegated foliage
• Jewel Series - semi and double flowers
• Whirlybird - no spurs on flowers, face upward