Nasturtium majus Strawberry Ice
Hardy Annual
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Height: 9 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Edible flowers
- Ideal for: Baskets, Border, Children, Containers, Cottage Garden
Description
Easy to grow separate color with deep yellow, five petalled flowers distinctly spotted near the centrerrders, on the rockery or even used as ground cover.
Flowers summer.
Height 23cm (9in).
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | Outdoors after last frost when soil has warmed or indoors in peat pots 2-4 weeks before last frost |
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| Sowing depth: | 20mm (¾in) |
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Sow outdoors where they are to flower, when the ground becomes workable.
Thin out the young plants to 30-45cm (12-18in) apart when the seedlings are large enough to handle.
For earlier flowering or for containers, sow early spring at a temperature of 13-16C (55-60F) and transplant into 7.5cm (3in) pots.
Growing Instructions
If sown indoors, gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after all risk of frost.
They flower most freely in full sun and poor dryish soils.
Before planting in containers make sure they are well rooted in their pots.
Kitchen Notes
The leaves taste like watercress, the flowers add a spicy touch to salads and the green seeds can be chopped and used with parsley as a garnish or made into a substitute for capers.
