Empress of India nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus 'Empress of India'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tallup to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Empress of India' nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus 'Empress of India') is an annual for containers, borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It climbs fast and tolerates drought, and bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit it. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Sunflower, Cosmos, and African marigold.