Nasturtium – Aloha Mix – Tropacolum majus Annual – Aloha Mix is a blend of soft tropical shades including apricot, cream, soft yellow and rose. These pretty blossoms atop lily pad-shaped leaves make a lovely garden tapestry. Aloha Mix grows readily in pots or window boxes, or plant in garden beds to softly drape and cover bare spots or fill in borders. Both flowers and leaves of nasturtiums are edible with a spicy flavor like watercress. They make tasty additions to salads or sandwiches.
Mix Details
Botanical name:Tropacolum majus
Plant type: Tender Annual
Growth habit: Low Growing
Crop category: Flower seed
Composition: Annual – Aloha Mix is a blend of soft tropical shades including apricot, cream, soft yellow and rose. These pretty blossoms atop lily pad-shaped leaves make a lovely garden tapestry. Aloha Mix grows readily in pots…
Flower character: Soil & Water: Grow in any well-drained garden soil.
Recorded feature: Container Compatible
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: 1″
Germination: 10-12 Days
Height At Maturity: 10″
Sun/Shade: Full to Partial Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 10″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Aloha Mix’ Hummingbird 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.
No fertilizer is usually needed and too much nitrogen will create abundant foliage without substantial bloom.
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.
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.
