The Main Plant entry for Garden Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus)

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Leaves:	Fragrant
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Time:	Late summer or early fall
Uses:	Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts:	Leaves Seeds or Nuts Flowers
Eating Methods:	Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked
Propagation: Seeds:	Depth to plant seed: 1/2 inch Sow in situ Can handle transplanting
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil

Common names

Garden Nasturtium
Indian Cress

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Location: My Mom’s garden
Date: 2023-06-05

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2020-05-01
Sepal and spur

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-27
A special coloured seedling backlit by the sun..

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Location: my garden zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2019-08-30

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Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: May 18, 2011

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Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2013-08-08

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Location: My Cincinnati, Ohio garden
Date: June 2007
Unknown Nasturtium

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Location: Willamette Valley, OR
Date: July 20, 2004

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Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-02

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2019-04-17

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Location: Long Island, NY
Date: 2013-06-24

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Location: EATONTOWN, NJ
Date: 2011-08-06

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Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-06-21

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2007-07-16

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Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2018-05-10

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-09-13

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Location: Achadas da Cruz - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-20

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Location: http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=135316
Tropaeolum majus L. [as Nasturtium Indicum maximum, etc.]. In the

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Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia
Date: 2010-07-30
Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

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Location: San Elijo Lagoon
Date: 2018-05-10
Invasive in San Diego County. Here it is covering the hillsides t

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Location: York, PA 17402
Date: Summer 2012

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Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - near Lake Ontario, zone 6a
Date: 2013-06-25

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-13-07

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Location: In my garden
Date: 2011-10-15
A variegated leaf variety

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Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia
Date: 2005-08-06
Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

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Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-07-09

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Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - near Lake Ontario, zone 6a
Date: 2013-06-16

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-09-21

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2011-06-30

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Date: 2011-10-15
A variegated leaf variety

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-05-07

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Location: Matt's windowsill garden, Lower East Side, New York, NY
Date: June 21, 2014
Nasturtium enjoying sun on fire escape mid June

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Location: Matt's windowsill garden, Lower East Side, New York, NY
Date: Circa June 27, 2014
Seed pods appeared in late June

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Location: Matt's windowsill garden, Lower East Side, New York, NY
Date: May 23, 2014
A couple of weeks after potting

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Location: Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Community Garden, Lower East Side, New York, NY
Date: May 26, 2014

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-30-07

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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: Sept. 2011

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-10-09

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Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2014-07-23

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-09-28

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-06

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2011-05-20

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Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia
Date: 2006-07-23
Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

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Comments:

Posted by LindaTX8 (Medina Co., TX - Zone 8a) on Feb 6, 2012 1:18 PM concerning plant:

If I want Nasturtiums, I have to get them going early. Often I start them in pots to get an earlier start! With the extreme heat and intense sunlight (often all day long) of my area, Nasturtiums have difficulty continuing once the HOT part of the year starts. They usually tend to go away in summer, but I do love these plants, so I keep trying. Love those cute leaves and flowers! I just love to look at them! I do occasionally eat the flowers, but it's hard, because usually I just want to keep the flowers around to look at!

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Posted by carlysuko (Oceanside, California. Sunset zone 24 - Zone 10a) on May 11, 2018 11:07 AM concerning plant:

Invasive in San Diego County. It may even be considered a noxious weed. I live near a nature preserve, and it covers the shady hillsides next to the main entrance. It is pretty, but spreads very aggressively here. We have received very little rain here this year, and it is still everywhere! It is fragrant, but in my opinion it has a sickeningly sweet scent. Check your State/County invasive plant list before planting.

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Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 23, 2013 12:25 PM concerning plant:

Honestly, I tried putting Nasturtiums in my salad but I did not like the pepper taste at all. So I just grow Nasturtiums as garden flowers because they are so pretty and because the hummingbirds love them also.

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Posted by kqcrna (Valencia, Pa - Zone 6a) on Feb 6, 2012 10:06 AM concerning plant:

Most growing information I've seen recommends full sun and poor dry soil for nasturtium. However, I find that mine do best with a little part-shade and occasional water.

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Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 29, 2011 5:54 PM concerning plant:

I like to use nasturtiums planted at top of a terraced wall to spill over and also in really tall pots, where they can trail down to the ground, providing a lovely curtain of green and blooms.

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Posted by OldGardener (So Cal - Zone 10b) on Jul 21, 2014 7:48 AM concerning plant:

I used to use nasturtiums as a ground cover under the wine grapes as they always reseeded well. However, after a few years, they became a little too aggressive, covering the walkways too. Although I like the peppery taste, other family members found them to be a bit too spicy.

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Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 31, 2011 2:37 PM concerning plant:

Leaves and buds good in salads - add a little "zing."

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Plant Events from our members
dragonfetti	On December 31, 2014	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
dragonfetti	On November 21, 2014	Seeds sown Started several pots by seed in the spring. Still blooming in several pots. "Jewel" mix, not like the photo.
chelle	On May 1, 2015	Seeds sown Purchased as 'Cup O' Sun' Soaked overnight and planted with peas Remainder in Ash tree wildflower bed
Catmint20906	On July 9, 2015	Bloomed

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I love that variegation! by dave	Oct 15, 2011 9:14 PM	2

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