Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Tropaeolum nanum
A compact variety that grows 30 cm high and is non-trailing. This bushy annual has a mix of bright red, yellow, cream and orange flowers, blooms through summer-autumn. The showy semi-double flowers sit well above the green foliage. Flowers, leaves and young seed pods are a spicy addition to fresh salads. A frost-tender annual that self-seeds. 15 seeds.
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Tender
Lifespan
Annual
Climate
Cold
Temperate
Hot Arid
Tropics/SubTropics
GermType
Sow direct
Sowing Instructions
Plant seed directly into the garden anytime after last frost has past or raise seed indoors in late winter for later transplanting. Cover seeds thinly and keep moist. They will germinate in 2-4 weeks at temperatures around 15-20˚C.
Height
0.3 m
Spacing/Spread
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Oct 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st