(N) Nasturtium Black Velvet seeds 2g (414864)

Annual Plant (N) KS17

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🖤 Nasturtium Black Velvet
🖤 Botanical Name: Tropaeolum majus
🖤 Type: Half-Hardy Annual

Nasturtium Black Velvet is a striking and unusual variety, featuring rich, velvety dark red to almost black flowers with a contrasting yellow throat. These bold blooms are set against lush green foliage, making them a dramatic addition to beds, borders, and containers. Not only beautiful, the edible flowers and leaves bring colour and peppery flavour to salads!

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Half-Hardy Annual
✔ Height: 30 – 40cm (bush type)
✔ Spread: 30 – 40cm
✔ Flowers: June – September
✔ Position: Full sun, poor to average soil (thrives in less fertile ground)

🌱 Growing Information

✔ Sow: March – May outdoors in final position or April indoors for earlier blooms.
✔ Germination: 10–14 days at 15–20°C.
✔ Transplant/Thin: Space plants 25–30cm apart.
✔ Care: Very low maintenance; avoid over-fertilising, as this produces more leaves than flowers. Water in dry spells.

🌼 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Unique velvety near-black blooms
✔ Long-lasting summer display
✔ Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects
✔ Edible flowers and leaves for salads & garnishes

✨ Top Tip

Grow alongside vegetables to deter pests – nasturtiums are excellent companion plants for beans, courgettes, and brassicas!

🌷 Perfect For

✔ Cottage & ornamental gardens
✔ Edging, containers & hanging baskets
✔ Companion planting in vegetable plots
✔ Edible flower gardens

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