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Nasturtium majus Tom Thumb Mixed
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Nasturtium majus Tom Thumb Mixed
Hardy Annual
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Height: 9 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Edible flowers
- Ideal for: Bedding, Border, Children, Cottage Garden
Description
Dwarf compact plants bearing brilliantly colored single flowers in a wide color range. Easy plants, for beds, borders, containers and even dry sunny banks. Flowers summer to frost. Height 9in.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | Outdoors after last frost when soil has warmed or indoors in peat pots 2-4 weeks before last frost |
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| Sowing depth: | 20mm (¾in) |
Sow where they are to flower in well cultivated soil in a sunny open site. Sow in rows 30cm (12in) apart and thin out to 23cm (9in) between plants.
For earlier flowering they can be sown in early spring at a temperature of 13-16C (55-60F) and transplanted into 7.5cm (3in) pots.
Growing Instructions
If sown indoors, gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after all risk of frost. They flower most freely in poor dryish soils.
Kitchen Notes
The leaves taste like watercress, the flowers add a spicy touch to salads and the green seeds can be chopped and used with parsley as a garnish or made into a substitute for capers.