Tropaeolum Tip-Top Apricot Dwarf - Nasturtium Seeds

Nasturtium Tip Top Apricot, also known as Tropaeolum majus, is a vigorous annual that quickly forms a wide carpet. Its edible flowers are a tender apricot colour, finely veined with dark orange, and proudly stand above a generous medium green foliage.

With a compact habit ,30 cm (12in) tall by 30 cm (12in) wide, and very easy to grow, you can associate it within a flower bed, for example, with the Foxglove Suttons Apricot , Begonia Belleconia Soft Orange , and Yarrow Walter Funcke .

Originally from South America, Nasturtium has pretty flowers with bold colours, ranging from yellow to red, and beautiful round leaves that are always fresh.

Nasturtium has everything to please: it is easy to sow, grows quickly, blooms from June until the first frost, spreads widely to cover the ground, creates a flowery border, or takes over your trellises. It also grows very well in pots on balconies and patios.

All parts of the plant are edible: the leaves and flowers in salads, as well as the seeds, pickled in vinegar like capers. It does attract aphids which are fond of it. However, do not deprive yourself of this pretty plant: in the vegetable garden and orchard, it is an advantage as it diverts pests (while hosting valuable food for ladybug larvae) and thus protects your crops.