Tropaeolum Tip Top Pink Blush - Nasturtium Seeds

Tropaeolum minus or dwarf nasturtium belongs to the Tropaeolaceae family. It originates from South America, endemic to the mountainous regions of Ecuador and Peru. The Nasturtium offers pretty flowers in bold colours, ranging from yellow to red, and beautiful round leaves. Pink Blush has a compact, non-trailing habit, quickly forming a tuft of 30 cm all around. Its pretty umbrella-like leaves, with a bluish-green hue, are covered with trumpet-shaped flowers.

The Nasturtium is very easy to grow, it can be sown directly in place in spring. It grows quickly, blooms from June until the first frosts, covers the ground or cascades from a pot. At the edge or at the forefront of borders, its foliage is initially very ornamental thanks to its round and upright shape. It quickly becomes covered in a generous and cheerful flowering. Pair it with other floriferous and straightforward plants like lavenders or asters, other annuals like Cosmos, Zinnias, Marigolds.

As a bonus, all parts are edible: leaves and flowers in salad, as well as seeds, pickled in vinegar like capers. It attracts aphids but do not deprive yourself of this lovely plant: in the vegetable garden and orchard this can be an advantage as it diverts attention (while hosting valuable food for ladybird larvae) and thus protects your crops.