Sarah Raven Nasturtium Collection
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Scented
- Self-sows
- Trailing
Nasturtiums in the richest, burnt amber, Persian carpet colours
- Nasturtium 'Black Velvet' (Tropaeolum minus)
- Nasturtium 'Cherry Rose Jewel' (Tropaeolum majus)
- Nasturtium 'Empress of India' (Tropaeolum minus)
- Nasturtium 'Whirlybird Tangerine'
Nasturtiums have a strong flavour and all parts of the plant are edible. You can use the young leaves and flowers in salads, and, as the plants go over, the seed heads can be used wherever you might use capers, too.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Scented
- Self-sows
- Trailing
Product details
- Type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Container Garden, Cutting Garden, Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - October
- Height
- 45cm (18in)
- Common name
- Nasturtium
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 75cm (30in)
- Cultivation
- Sow indoors March-April and plant out after last frosts, or direct sow May-July about 2cm (1in) deep in lines or blocks 20cm (8in) apart. They thrive in poor soil.
Care Tips
Once established, nasturtiums need very little attention. If you feed them you will gain leaf at the expense of flowers, and too much watering will give the same result.
Flowering Time
July - October