Overview

Introduce a burst of vibrant color and a unique peppery kick to your outdoor spaces with our premium nasturtium live plants. Each order includes two healthy plants, measuring 4-6 inches in height, delivered ready to plant. Nasturtiums, scientifically known as Tropaeolum majus, are beloved for their striking, often jewel-toned flowers and distinctive, lily-pad-like foliage. These versatile plants are not only a visual delight but also offer edible leaves and flowers, making them a fantastic addition to salads, garnishes, and other culinary creations. Whether you’re looking to fill garden beds, adorn containers, or create beautiful trailing effects in hanging baskets, these adaptable plants are an excellent choice for gardeners of all experience levels. Our nasturtium live plants are carefully cultivated to ensure robust growth and abundant blooms throughout the growing season.

Known for their rapid growth and ability to cover ground quickly, these plants provide a lush, colorful display. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, nasturtiums are also beneficial for attracting pollinators like bees and hummingbirds, contributing to a healthy garden ecosystem. Enjoy the dual benefit of ornamental beauty and a fresh, edible harvest with these delightful plants.

Key Benefits

Our nasturtium live plants offer a multitude of advantages for any garden or patio setting. Their easy-care nature and stunning appearance make them a popular choice among plant enthusiasts looking for both beauty and utility in their plantings.

• Vibrant Edible Blooms: Enjoy a continuous display of colorful flowers that are not only beautiful but also fully edible. The petals add a peppery, slightly spicy flavor to dishes, perfect for gourmet salads and garnishes. These edible nasturtium flowers provide a unique culinary ingredient.
• Unique Edible Foliage: The distinctive, round leaves of nasturtiums also boast a peppery taste, similar to watercress, and can be used fresh in sandwiches, salads, or as a vibrant wrap.
• Versatile Planting Options: These plants are incredibly adaptable, thriving equally well in garden beds, patio containers, window boxes, or hanging baskets, where their trailing habit can be fully appreciated. They are excellent nasturtium garden plants for various landscape designs.
• Low Maintenance & Hardy: Known for their resilience, these plants require minimal care once established, making them ideal for busy gardeners or those new to plant cultivation.
• Attracts Pollinators: The bright flowers are a magnet for beneficial pollinators such as bees and hummingbirds, helping to enhance the biodiversity and productivity of your garden.
• Natural Pest Deterrent: Nasturtiums are often used as a companion plant, as they can help deter certain garden pests like aphids, drawing them away from more vulnerable crops.
• Rapid Growth & Coverage: These plants grow quickly, providing fast ground cover or a lush, full appearance in containers, ensuring a vibrant display throughout the warmer months.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your nasturtium live plants is straightforward, making them a joy to grow. They prefer a location with full sun exposure, meaning at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day, to ensure the most abundant blooms. While they can tolerate partial shade, flowering may be reduced. When it comes to watering, nasturtiums have moderate moisture needs. It’s best to water regularly, especially during dry spells, allowing the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings. Avoid overwatering, as this can lead to root rot. They are quite hardy and adaptable, thriving in USDA Zones 9-11, but can be grown as annuals in cooler climates.

For optimal growth, plant your nasturtiums in well-draining soil. They are not particular about soil richness; in fact, overly fertile soil can lead to more foliage and fewer flowers. A balanced, all-purpose potting mix works well for containers, while garden beds should have amended soil to improve drainage if necessary. Fertilization is generally not needed, or can be done very sparingly, as rich soil tends to promote leaf growth over flowering. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming. Keep an eye out for common pests like aphids; a strong stream of water or insecticidal soap can typically manage them. Following a simple nasturtium care guide will ensure your plants flourish and provide continuous beauty and harvest. These nasturtium garden plants are incredibly rewarding to cultivate.

Size & Details

This offering includes two robust nasturtium live plants, each standing approximately 4-6 inches tall from the base of the soil to the top of the foliage. They are shipped in their nursery pots, ensuring minimal transplant shock and healthy establishment in your garden. Nasturtiums are known for their vigorous, trailing growth habit, with vines that can spread up to 10 feet or more, making them ideal for cascading over walls, trellises, or container edges. These trailing nasturtiums will quickly fill out their space. When mature, these plants produce a continuous flush of vibrant flowers and lush foliage throughout the growing season. Expect them to establish quickly and begin flowering within a few weeks of planting, providing ongoing beauty and edible harvests.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big do these nasturtium live plants get? A: Each plant is 4-6 inches tall upon arrival. These are trailing nasturtiums, and their vines can spread up to 10 feet or more, creating a beautiful cascading effect in your garden or containers.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: While they can be started indoors, nasturtium garden plants are primarily outdoor plants, thriving in full sun exposures in gardens, containers, and hanging baskets.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: These plants require full sun, which means at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily, for the best flowering performance and overall health.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, nasturtiums are known for being very easy to care for and are quite adaptable, making them suitable for beginners. Following a simple nasturtium care guide will ensure success.
• Q: What condition will the plants arrive in? A: Your nasturtium live plants will arrive healthy, actively growing, and securely packaged in their nursery pots to minimize stress during transit, ready for planting.
• Q: Can I eat the flowers and leaves of these plants? A: Absolutely! Both the vibrant flowers and the distinct leaves of these edible nasturtium flowers and plants are safe and delicious to eat, offering a peppery flavor perfect for culinary use.
• Q: When is the best time to plant nasturtiums? A: The best time to plant nasturtiums outdoors is after the last frost in spring, or you can start them indoors a few weeks before the last frost for an earlier bloom.
• Q: Will these nasturtiums attract pollinators? A: Yes, the bright, colorful blooms of nasturtiums are excellent for attracting beneficial pollinators like bees and hummingbirds to your garden, enhancing biodiversity.
• Q: What USDA Zones are suitable for these plants? A: These nasturtiums are hardy in USDA Zones 9-11 as perennials, but they are commonly grown as annuals in all other zones, flourishing in warmer months.
• Q: What kind of soil do nasturtiums prefer? A: They prefer well-draining soil. Avoid overly rich soil, as it can lead to more foliage and fewer flowers. A standard potting mix or amended garden soil is ideal.