General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: up to 4 feet
Leaves: Fragrant
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Variety of colors, including yellow, red, cream, and peach-pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Flowers
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: 1/2 inch
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Nasturtium
  • Garden Nasturtium
  • Indian Cress

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Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-09-10
Tropaeolum majus 'Out of Africa' bud
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-08-12
Nasturtium 'Out of Africa'

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