General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Leaves: |
Fragrant
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Time: |
Late summer or early fall
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| Uses: |
Medicinal Herb
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| Edible Parts: |
Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Flowers
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| Eating Methods: |
Culinary Herb/Spice
Raw
Cooked
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Depth to plant seed: 1/2 inch
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
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| Miscellaneous: |
Tolerates poor soil
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- Garden Nasturtium
- Dwarf Nasturtium
- Indian Cress
Posted by
Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 2, 2013 5:35 PM concerning plant:
I like the mixed colors of flowers I get with the Jewel Mix. I used to buy Nasturtiums as seedlings each spring, but I found it is just as easy to grow my own from seed. The seedlings grow very quickly and flower all summer long. Hummingbirds are attracted to the Nasturtium flowers.
Posted by
Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 27, 2014 8:01 PM concerning plant:
Dwarf Nasturtium (Tropaeolum minus) 'Jewel Mix' is an attractive annual herb easily grown from seed, blooming in a variety of bright colors all summer long. Tropaeolum minus is a larval host plant for the Cabbage White butterfly. It is also a useful companion plant that helps to repel wooly aphids, squash bugs, striped pumpkin beetle, whitefly, cabbage loopers, and carrot flies. It does best in full sun.
Plant Events from our members
| vbprog |
From April 18, 2015 to April 20, 2015 |
Plant emerged |
| vbprog |
On April 11, 2015 |
Seeds sown |
| thequeen770 |
On March 22, 2017 |
Seeds sown
had to plant quickly, had soaked over night and end of my day.
planted several beside the very dry azalea near recycle container and the base of the oak tree down the hill |
| paleohunter |
On April 27, 2021 |
Transplanted |
| variegatagal |
On April 14, 2021 |
Bloomed |
| variegatagal |
On March 23, 2021 |
Plant emerged |
| variegatagal |
On March 15, 2021 |
Seeds sown
Presoaked |
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