Nasturtium – Alaska Mix (Heirloom) – Tropacolum majus Annual – These charming variegated nasturtiums have lovely lily-pad leaves whose cream and green striped markings make a wonderful color accent in the garden. The highly ornamental foliage is covered with pert, spurred flowers in bright gold, cherry orange, rich mahogany and salmon. Softly mounding, compact Alaska is an especially striking edging for flowerbeds or borders to contrast with green leaved plants. An attractive choice for showy patio containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Soil & Water: Grow in any well-drained garden soil.
Mix Details
Botanical name:Tropacolum majus
Plant type: Tender Annual
Growth habit: Low Growing
Crop category: Flower seed
Flower character: Annual – These charming variegated nasturtiums have lovely lily-pad leaves whose cream and green striped markings make a wonderful color accent in the garden.
Recorded feature: Container Compatible
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: 1″
Germination: 19-12 Days
Height At Maturity: 10-12″
Sun/Shade: Full to Partial Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 10″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Alaska Mix’ Heirloom Nasturtium and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.
Do not allow plants to dry out during germination or bloom season.
Planting & Growing: To Start Outdoors: Sow seeds in spring, once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun (or partial shade in hot climates).
Poke seeds into well-worked soil about 1″ deep and 3 – 4″ apart.
Press soil firmly over the seeds and keep moist.
When seedlings are large enough to handle, thin to 10″ apart as mounding plants need ample room to grow.
To Start Early Indoors: Sow 2 seeds in individual 4″ pots of well-drained seed starting mix 3 weeks before last expected frost date.
Because this packet contains a mix, component proportions and the number of varieties visible in a small planting will vary. Emergence, growth rate, mature size, color, and harvest or bloom timing can also differ among components and with site conditions. Evaluate the planting across the full season rather than assuming the first seedlings, flowers, or harvest represent the entire mix.
