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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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