220 · Nasturtium Jewel Blend

About this plant

An easy, fast-growing annual with round leaves and bright edible flowers in yellow, orange and red. Leaves and flowers have a peppery taste, nice in salads. It blooms best in poor soil; too much fertilizer gives lots of leaves and few flowers.

Planting it at home

When to plant out

Right away. Our low-desert planting window for cool-season plants ends about mid-February.

Where

Containers (12in+), Raised bed, edging — 10–15in

Spacing

10–12 in (general guide)

Size

10–15"

Care

Water

Moderate; let the top of the soil dry between waterings (general guide)

Feed

A light flower fertilizer every 3–4 weeks while blooming (general guide).

Deadhead

Cut off spent flowers to keep new blooms coming.

Good to know

Grown from

Seed — sown by FHCG volunteers

Life cycle

Annual

Heirloom or hybrid

Heirloom — saved seeds grow true

Pollinators

High (VENDOR CLAIM ONLY — no extension source located): bees, butterflies, hummingbirds

Days to bloom

32-41 days from transplant

Heat (our summer)

Low

Edible

Yes. Flowers and leaves, peppery (UA and UMN Extension).