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Tropaeolum majus Peach Melba Superior Seeds - Nasturnium

Tropaeolum majus nanum Melba Superior
Nasturtium, Garden nasturtium,Indian cress, Monks cress

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A dwarf variety that offers a beautiful and soft creamy yellow colour with touches of orange-red and peach. This nasturtium blooms from July to October. Its trailing stems of 45 cm are ideal for decorating pots and hanging baskets. Both the leaves and flowers are edible, so they can enhance summer salads, especially since the seeds are organic.
Flower size
6 cm
Height at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Germination time (days)
18 days
Sowing method
Direct sowing, Sowing under cover
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Sowing period March to May
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Description

The 'Peach Melba Superior' Organic Dwarf Nasturtium, scientifically known as Tropaeolum majus, is an annual plant with large cream-yellow flowers highlighted by a throat speckled with peach to reddish-orange. They bloom from July to October above a decorative, round, dark blue-green foliage that enhances the flowering. Plant it in borders, pots, or hanging baskets, where its stems will trail. Edible and organic, add its leaves and flowers to salads and enjoy their spicy flavour.

Nasturtium belongs to the Tropaeolaceae family. It is native to South America and is sometimes called Peruvian Cress. It is a climbing or creeping annual plant. It has given rise to numerous varieties and forms, which are more or less compact, with single or double flowers. 'Peach Melba Superior' Organic Dwarf Nasturtium is a dwarf hybrid, but vigorous, reaching a width of 40 cm and a height of 30 cm. The plant forms a beautiful mound of foliage and blooms from July to October, producing numerous 5 to 6 cm trumpet-shaped flowers that stand out well from the foliage. Their petals are unequal with a spur, cream-yellow with small touches of peach to reddish-orange in the throat. In our climates, it is mainly bumblebees that pollinate this plant. The flowering is followed by fruits containing seeds slightly smaller than peas, which are easy to sow. The foliage consists of round, peltate leaves, about 4 cm wide, of an elegant blue-green.

The 'Peach Melba Superior' Nasturtium prefers a warm and sunny exposure to flower well, but it can tolerate light shade. The size of its seed and its low requirements make it a suitable plant for beginner gardeners and children. On balconies, the 'Peach Melba Superior' Organic Dwarf Nasturtium generously fills pots, planters, and containers. It blends perfectly with trailing annuals such as petunias, geraniums and verbenas. Planted at the front of flower beds, it takes up space and acts as a ground cover, smothering weeds.

The leaves and flowers of Nasturtium are edible and add a slightly spicy flavour and vibrant colours to salads. When picked while still green, the large seeds, the size of a chickpea, can be pickled in vinegar.

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Nasturtium: planting, sowing and care
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by Virginie T. 14 min.
Nasturtium: planting, sowing and care
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Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time July to October
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 6 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Flowering description The single flowers, measuring 5 to 6 cm in diameter, are shaped like a cut funnel and have a long spur pointing backwards. The peach-coloured petals have a fiery orange flame starting from the throat of the flower and spreading widely. The flowers grow solitarily in the axils of the leaves.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour dark green
Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased
Foliage description Its dark green, 5 to 6 cm diameter leaves, with slightly wavy edges, beautifully enhance the 'peach-coloured' flowers.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 45 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Tropaeolum

Species

majus nanum

Cultivar

Melba Superior

Family

Tropaeolaceae

Other common names

Nasturtium, Garden nasturtium,Indian cress, Monks cress

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference • 21535

Planting and care

Two ways of sowing Peach Melba Superior nasturtium:

Sow in pots under shelter in March-April, in groups of 3 to 5 seeds. Place your pots in a bright room at a minimum of 18°C. It takes about 18 days for the seedlings to appear. Transplant your seedlings to the garden in May, after the last frost. Space your plantings at least 50 cm apart.

Sow your Nasturtiums directly in the garden from May (when the frost has passed) to June, in groups of 3 to 5 seeds.

Water abundantly during cultivation. Removing faded flowers will encourage new flowering. Nasturtiums are a real treat for aphids and caterpillars (especially those of the Cabbage White butterfly). The advantage is that they prevent an invasion on your cabbages. Therefore, do not place them near your cabbages in your vegetable garden.

Sowing period

Sowing period March to May
Sowing method Direct sowing, Sowing under cover
Germination time (days) 18 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Vegetable garden
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Ordinary, well-prepared and lightened

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