Whirlybird Mix Nasturtium Flower Seeds,25 Count "COOL BEANS N SPROUTS" Brand. Home Gardening.

Begin the Nasturtium season a little sooner with dazzling Whirlybird, the earliest to bloom and the most colorful in form. Nasturtium flowers are versatile; attractive in the landscape and useful in the garden. Nasturtium plants are fully edible and growing nasturtiums can be used to lure aphids away from other plants in the garden. Nasturtium plants are easy to grow and may be climbing, cascading or bushy. Care of nasturtiums is minimal; in fact, nasturtium plants are one of those specimens that thrive on neglect. Rich, fertile soil or too much fertilizer results in lush foliage growth and few nasturtium flowers. The old-fashioned nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus, is popular in the garden as an edible. Use nasturtium flowers as a spiller in window boxes and hanging baskets. Plant bush type nasturtiums as aphid traps in the vegetable garden.