Black Velvet has a unique colour for a nasturtium, rich velvety red-black petals surround a dusky centre.  These blooms are set off by the fresh green leaves of the compact plants.  Sumptuous display of blooms, this variety is perfect for edging or containers and is good enough to eat!  Height to 30cm

Price for 20 seeds

 

 

EDIBLE, like all other nasturtiums, they taste slightly peppery.  The leaves and colourful flowers will enrich salads, add them to fish dishes too and scatter over rice.  The unripe seeds can used like capers – delicious combined with cream cheese.

 

Did you know…

Nasturtiums prefer a poor soil.  If you are too nice with a rich compost and/or feeding your plants will produce lots of leaves and not many flowers.  Water regularly until established. Once established they need little attention.  If you are going to plant into containers as summer bedding with a nice multipurpose compost then consider using a low nutrient seed compost for the planting holes around your nasturtiums

Opulent crimson flowers are set against deep green leaves. Every leaf is a delicate work of art with a pale centre and radiating veins creating a star effect on each. Edible and beautiful. It looks stunning alongside a row of lightest green lettuces. Height to 25cm Half hardy annual Price for 20 seeds

Primrose yellow, gold, orange, red, to deep mahogany are just some of the colours that Gleam will give you – these will tumble over the edge of containers or hanging baskets or train on a trellis or use for ground cover.  The vines reach just over 1m so they are more restrained than Tall Climbing.  The flowers can start 6 weeks from sowing and still be going strong into the autumn.

Price for 20 seeds. 

This is a small leaf variety with the flowers standing clear of the foliage. It lives up to its name with semi double blooms in bright colours. Height to 25cm Price for 20 seeds.

This variety will flower in profusion while it scrambles up supports or trails from baskets of over walls, screen a wall, shed or fence with colour and taste. Add to your meals with the bright flowers and dark leaves. Height 150 to 180cm Annual Price for 20 seeds.

The marbled leaves of this variegated variety are a wonderful foil to the flowers in shades of red. Grow this among your veggies or in your greenhouse for the edible flowers, leaves and seedheads. It is also useful as a sacrificial plant near crops such as broad bans where they will be the preferred choice for the dreaded blackfly; they are also said to be beneficial to apple trees. Annual Price for 20 seeds

Delft Blue, a Nigella papillosa species, has a central fountain of plum-purple stamens surrounded by horizontally held petals in delicate blue and white shades.  These flowers are definitely cut-&-come-again: cut blooms regularly to encourage growth and to prolong flowering.  Ideal for cutting and arranging fresh or dried. Sow in spring or autumn, summer flowering with autumn seed pods.  Height 55cm

 

The history behind this variety

Originated from a cross between a kale, brussels sprout and then recrossed

with purple sprouting broccoli. This breeding was found of interest by Charles Darwin and mentioned

in his writings of the Gardeners Chronical of 1860, and his book Animals and Plants under Domestication in 1868

With finely cut bright green foliage it is simply lovely corn blue flowers followed by very attractive seed pods. These can also be used for flower arranging if you have managed to resist cutting the blooms! In flower June to August. Height 45-60cm Price for 200 seeds

Deeper blue flowers and attractive seed pods offset against finely cut foliage. Stunning on their own or in combination with the lighter blue variety (above). Flowers June to August. Height 45-60cm Price for 200 seeds.

Utterly beautiful with all the multi use delights of cutting, bedding and drying. In a range of pretty colours including pinks, purple, lilac, blue and white. Flowering from June to August. Height 45-60cm Price for 200 seeds.