Nasturtium, Empress of India shoot
Tropaeolum majus 'Nasturtium, Empress of India'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, purple, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Nasturtium, Empress of India' shoot (Tropaeolum majus 'Nasturtium, Empress of India') is an annual for containers, borders, cottage gardens, and rock 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 has dark purple-green leaves with pink stems. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit the fragrant flowers.
Pairs well with Tidal Wave Purple petunia, Double Click Rose Bon Bon cosmos, and Red fescue.