Common names:
Nasturtium
Garden Nasturtium
Indian Cress

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Leaves: Other
Fruiting Time: Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Malodorous
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Erosion control
Culinary Herb
Edible Parts: Sap
Flowers
Eating Methods: Tea
Raw
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Start indoors
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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