Spitfire Climbing Nasturtium Flower Seeds

Nasturtium - Climbing Spitfire (Heirloom) - Tropacolum majus Annual - Spitfire's brilliant, scarlet-red blossoms shine out amongst trailing lily-pad shaped green foliage and their nectar is adored by hovering hummingbirds. Train them up short trellises or tripods for a cascade of bright blossoms or use the abundant, fiery-colored spurred flowers and their handsome leaves as a perfect way to disguise neglected areas, soften fences or walls, or tumble from big containers. Both flowers and leaves are edible with a flavor reminiscent of watercress with a pinch of honey.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Tropacolum majus
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Vining
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Soil & Water: Climbing nasturtiums are easy to grow in any well-drained soil.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1"
• Germination: 9-12 Days
• Height At Maturity: 4-6 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full to Partial Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 10-12"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Spitfire Climbing 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 Spitfire Climbing 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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