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Post by sorellina on Jan 21, 2011 12:50:08 GMT -5
Ciao all- Nasturtiums are some of my very favourite flowers because of their beauty and also because they're edible. I love using them in salads and in place of lettuce, arugula, or watercress for their peppery flavour. They also come in a variety of growth habits, so whether you want a flower that climbs or you'd rather have it mound up, or you need something very small like a dwarf for a container, nasturtiums will fill the bill quite nicely. Here are some of my favourites from my 2009 garden: Caribbean Cocktail - this nasturtium comes in a mix of 3 colours: salmon pink, fuschia pink, and cream.
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Post by sorellina on Jan 21, 2011 12:54:14 GMT -5
The forum is having issues with some of my photos today. Another of my favourites is called Night and Day, another mix, this time of very dark burgundy and pale ivory flowers.
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Post by sorellina on Jan 21, 2011 13:07:37 GMT -5
Day Nasturtium
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Post by stratcat on Jan 21, 2011 15:02:54 GMT -5
Your Nasturtiums look really nice! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 19:18:53 GMT -5
They are very pretty. I grew day and night last year. This year it will be cherry rose, alaska and peach melba.
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Post by nolika on Jan 22, 2011 4:00:33 GMT -5
Can't wait to grow them this year! Love the colors!!!
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Post by sorellina on Jan 22, 2011 12:04:33 GMT -5
Ciao all- roper, Dwarf Cherry Rose is one of my favourites for containers and tight places. It doesn't get rambly like even some of the mounding types will do sometimes. It also has nice double flowers.
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Post by sorellina on Jan 22, 2011 12:09:21 GMT -5
Last year, I grew Salmon Baby and Mahogany in between my various basils. I obsessed over my new raised beds and got my flowers started late, so that's on my New Year's Resolutions to not repeat this year. I was disappointed later in the season not to have as many flowers blooming nicely when they should have. I haven't quite figured out which varieties I'm going to try this year. I may try a non-orange Alaska type for its splattered leaves. I have Alaska Scarlet. I also have Empress of India which has dark, almost teal-coloured leaves and I haven't grown that one yet, either. We'll see.
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Post by adobo on Feb 2, 2011 23:09:25 GMT -5
very pretty flowers!
Can I classify Nasturtiums as an herb or veggie?
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Post by sorellina on Feb 3, 2011 11:37:48 GMT -5
Ciao adobo-
They're always listed in the catalogues as flowers, but watercress is listed as a vegetable, so I'd go with vegetable.
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Post by adobo on Mar 8, 2011 12:35:01 GMT -5
I'm confused, google sez that nasturtiums love full sun but my nasturtium do better in partial shaded area compared to those planted on full sun.
Are nasturtium just for cool weather areas?
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Post by sorellina on Mar 8, 2011 20:01:56 GMT -5
Ciao Erwin-
Nasturtiums usually do better in full sun, but they're also fans of unfertilized soil, so if you've got them in rich amended soil, that could be their problem. They grow very well in California, but they also like a fair bit of rain. 2008 and 2009 were particularly wet years and I had fantastic nasturtiums then.
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