Copper Sunset Mounding Nasturtium Flower Seeds

Nasturtium - Copper Sunset (Heirloom) - Tropacolum majus Annual - These free flowering mounding plants adorn themselves with spurless semi-double blooms in warm vibrant shades of coppery-red, like the glowing embers of a vivid summer sunset. Shining above deep green, lily pad-like leaves, Copper Sunset blossoms act as welcoming beacons for hungry hummingbirds and are suited to filling garden beds or baskets. Use their edible leaves and flowers in the kitchen as spicy-tasting garnishes for sandwiches, salads and seafood. Soil & Water: Grow in any well-drained garden soil.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Tropacolum majus
• Plant type: Tender Annual
• Growth habit: Low Growing
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Soil & Water: Grow in any well-drained garden soil.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1"
• Germination: 19-12 Days
• Height At Maturity: 12"
• Sun/Shade: Full to Partial Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 10"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Copper Sunset Mounding Nasturtium Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place Copper Sunset Mounding Nasturtium Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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