species
Tropaeolum majus
Nasturtium
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Tropaeolum majus is a annual in the family Tropaeolaceae, also known as Nasturtium, introduced to the UK. It reaches 30 cm tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from June to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H3 (half hardy): −5 to 1°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H3 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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