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🌼🌿 Garden Nasturtium Mixed Colors (Tropaeolum majus) – 50 Seeds
🌼🌿 Garden Nasturtium Mixed Colors (Tropaeolum majus) – 50 Seeds
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Add a splash of edible color and old-fashioned charm to your garden with Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) in mixed colors! These fast-growing, easy-care annuals produce vibrant blooms in shades of orange, red, yellow, and cream, paired with beautiful rounded foliage. Both the flowers and leaves are edible, adding a peppery punch to salads and garnishes.
Perfect for garden beds, containers, hanging baskets, or as ground cover, nasturtiums also help deter garden pests naturally, making them a gardener’s best friend!
🌿 Botanical Name: Tropaeolum majus
🌸 Key Features:
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Stunning mix of bright colors
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Edible flowers and leaves – great for culinary use
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Deters pests like aphids and whiteflies
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Attracts bees, butterflies, and hoverflies
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Fast-growing and low maintenance
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Great for kids' gardens, pollinator beds, and companion planting
🌱 Growing Information:
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun (best) to partial shade
🌱 Sowing Time:
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Direct sow outdoors after the last frost
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Indoors: Start 2–4 weeks before last frost (transplant carefully)
🕰 Bloom Time: Summer to early fall
📏 Plant Height: 20–30 cm (8–12 inches) bush type, trailing up to 2m (6 feet)
📏 Spacing: 25–30 cm (10–12 inches)
🌱 Germination Time: 7–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 15–21°C (60–70°F)
🌾 Soil & Watering:
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Soil Type: Well-draining, moderately fertile soil (too rich = fewer flowers)
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Soil pH: Slightly acidic to neutral (6.0–7.0)
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Watering: Light to moderate; avoid waterlogging
🧑🌾 Usage & Care:
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No fertilizer needed – thrives in lean soil
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Use as a living mulch or companion plant for veggies
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Great in containers, window boxes, and borders
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Harvest flowers young for best flavor
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Excellent choice for edible landscaping
Contains 5 grams or around 20 seeds
Tropaeolum majus
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