tricolor nasturtium
Tropaeolum tricolor
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 10 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Tricolor nasturtium (Tropaeolum tricolor) is a vine for borders and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It grows and blooms from winter to spring, then goes dormant in summer. Lift and store the tubers over winter or mound them with protective mulch. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Pineapple sage, Bishop of Llandaff dahlia, and Mondo grass.
Native range
South America.