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Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long'

nasturtium

  • 20-30 cm high
  • Orange-toned flowers
  • Valuable foliage plant
  • Valuable foliage plant
  • Culinary use
Sport of 'Hermine Grashof', found in Dublin, Ireland in 1970. Sought after for the garden and in the kitchen. Pot or hanging baskets. Makes no seed.

Garden use

Planting and use

Bedding Border Pot Solitary Small groups

Pots and small gardens

Small garden Planters

For wildlife and biodiversity

For butterflies

Use

Kitchen

Ornamental value

Foliage plant Very long ornamental value

Care

Moderate

Planting density

Plant about 5 - 7 plants per m²

Characteristics

Height 20 - 30 cm
Flowering time 6 - 10
botanisch

Features

height: 20-30 cm
flowering: June - October
color: apricot, red
leaf color: light green
scent: fragrant leaf / aromatic
habit: hanging, wide
growth: medium
level: easy, moderate
light: sunny, morning sun, evening sun
moisture: average, moist, winter dry
soil texture: light, normal
organic matter: normal
pH: limy
winter zone: 10 [susceptible to frost]
density: 5 - 7

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