General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6-10 feet (2-3 m)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Red
Yellow
Multi-Color: red, yellow, and black
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Tuber
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Bolivian Nasturtium
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tropaeolum tricolor
  • Synonym: Tropaeolum tricolorum

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2016-10-19
Location: St Louis
Date: 2023-02-16
A vigorous, floriferous & colorful vine. Unfortunately only hardy
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2009-10-26
Photo by Mutisia
Location: Caleu, Chile (Central Zone)
Location: St Louis
Photo by Mutisia
Location: St Louis
Date: 2023-02-06
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2013-10-06
Location: Caleu, Chile (Central Zone)
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: Nov. 7, 2015
Chilean tropaeolums do not form a seed-pod, but produce their see
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 3/5/2022
First leaves forming
Photo by Mutisia
Location: Caleu, Chile (Central Zone)
Over the crowded Tropaeolum tricolor you can distinguish another
Location: Caleu, Chile (Central Zone)
Is it too notorious that I love our native Tropaeolums?
Location: St Louis
The large tuber of Tropaeolum tricolor
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 3/5/2022
First leaves forming
Photo by Mutisia
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2009-10-26
Location: Caleu, Chile (Central Zone)
In the middle of the left side, you can appreciate fading flowers
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: Nov. 7, 2015
Ripe seeds
Location: Tolleson, Arizona
Date: 2012-02-09
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: Spring
Unripe seeds.  This is not a proper seed-pod - the seeds develop
Photo by Mutisia
Location: Caleu, Chile (Central Zone)
Tropaeolum tricolor on this spot has a curiosity: instead of the
Location: Caleu, Chile (Central Zone)
Roadside growing Tropaeolum tricolor
Location: Laguna de Aculeo, Chile
Date: Spring
Tropaeolum tricolor reaches some 4m.  Their popular name here is
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Did any germinate? by lovesblooms Oct 28, 2016 4:42 PM 2

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