Tropaeolum peregrinum - Canary Naked Seeds

The Canary Creeper, also known as Tropaeolum peregrinum, is an unusual variety of Nasturtium with very bright canary yellow flowers. It is both creeping and climbing. It has an undeniable exotic charm, is very floriferous, and easy to grow.

Contrary to what its name and exotic charm might suggest, the Tropaeolum peregrinum or canariense is not native to the Canary Islands (botanists can be mischievous sometimes…) but to Ecuador and Peru.

It is a plant that is unique in several ways. It has slender stems and medium green foliage composed of non-peltate (round) leaves, unlike the majority of nasturtiums, but rather palmate (somewhat like fig leaves).

Its flowers display prominent stamens, with the two upper petals being wide and deeply cut, and a very bright yellow color. It is these feathery flowers that give this Nasturtium its name.

Lastly, it is not an annual but a non-hardy perennial plant, which we cultivate as an annual in our climates. If you have a heated greenhouse, you can grow it all year round.

Nevertheless, like all nasturtiums, it is a vigorous plant that quickly forms a wide carpet or takes over your supports with lots of elegance. Very easy to grow, you can associate it with other exotic climbers, such as Eccremocarpus scaber, Cobea scandens, or even Mina lobée.