Fothergill's Nasturtium Paso Doble Seeds

Details:

• Botanical Name: Tropaeolum majus, an exciting and highly decorative twist on the traditional garden favourite.
• Plant Class: Hardy Annual, establishing with great speed from seed to deliver an abundance of ruffled colour within the same season.
• Ruffled Double Blooms: Features striking, multi-layered double flowers that create a fuller, highly dimensional, and ornamental display compared to standard varieties.
• Vibrant Colour Combinations: Bears a cheerful, high-contrast mix of warm, sun-kissed tones that stand out beautifully against a backdrop of crisp green leaves.
• Dual-Purpose Edible Crop: A brilliant addition to any edible plot; both the ruffled flowers and rounded green leaves are entirely edible, offering a crisp, peppery flavour that adds a gourmet twist to summer salads.
• Growth & Structure: Reaches a neat height of 30cm with an equal 30cm spread, maintaining a tidy, bushy, and gently spreading habit that holds its shape effortlessly.
• Wildlife Magnet: The open, nectar-rich blossoms add superb ecological value to your garden, acting as an excellent food source that is highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other essential pollinators.
• Ideal Position: Performs at its absolute best when positioned in full sun and grown in light, well-drained soil.

Care Instructions:

• Sowing Location: For an early display, sow seeds undercover in individual small pots of moist compost from late winter to mid-spring. Alternatively, sow directly outdoors where they are to flower into finely prepared, weed-free soil once the spring ground has warmed.
• Watering Requirements: Maintain regular watering during the early germination and establishment stages; once fully mature, water moderately, allowing the soil or compost to dry slightly between routines.
• Plant Care: Grow in poor to average, well-drained soil and strictly avoid applying fertilisers. Leaner soils actively encourage the plant to produce a heavy abundance of ruffled double flowers rather than hiding them under excess lush green foliage.