Red Wonder Nasturtium

Red Wonder Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus 'Red Wonder') is a vivid, richly colored edible annual that dazzles with an abundant cascade of bold, velvety red trumpet flowers above a lush canopy of distinctive round, blue-green lily-pad leaves. Deep, saturated crimson-red blooms with a warm-toned throat pour forth from late spring through fall in a continuous, generous display that is as ornamentally spectacular as it is culinarily productive. Every part of this plant is edible — petals, leaves, buds, and green seed pods — making Red Wonder Nasturtium one of the most rewarding and genuinely useful edible ornamentals available for the kitchen garden.

Cultivated from Professional Grade root systems with an organic heritage, Red Wonder Nasturtium is as practical as it is beautiful. Its trailing and mounding habit makes it an outstanding choice for container edges, raised bed borders, and garden bed fronts where its cascading foliage and vivid blooms spill with exuberant, informal generosity. Harvest the peppery, watercress-flavored petals and leaves freely for fresh salads, edible garnishes, herb butters, and infused vinegars — the more you harvest, the more abundantly the plant produces. A beloved companion plant, nasturtium is well known for its ability to repel aphids, whiteflies, and other common garden pests from neighboring crops.

Why You'll Love It

• Abundant Velvety Crimson-Red Blooms: Deep, saturated red trumpet flowers with warm-toned throats bloom prolifically from late spring through fall, delivering a rich, jewel-toned floral display that is equally at home in the ornamental border and the kitchen garden.
• Fully Edible — Petals, Leaves, Buds & Seeds: Every part of the nasturtium plant is edible and delicious — peppery-flavored petals and leaves brighten fresh salads and garnishes, green seed pods are pickled as capers, and flower buds add elegance and heat to herb butters and infused vinegars.
• Natural Pest-Repelling Companion Plant: A time-honored companion planting staple — nasturtium naturally deters aphids, whiteflies, squash bugs, and cucumber beetles from neighboring vegetables, herbs, and ornamentals in the garden ecosystem.
• Pollinator-Friendly Nectar Source: Vivid trumpet flowers are a rich nectar source for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees throughout the long bloom season, supporting garden biodiversity while delivering sustained ornamental color.
• Effortlessly Productive & Easy to Grow: One of the fastest, easiest, and most rewarding edible garden plants available — thrives in poor soil, requires minimal care, and rewards even beginner gardeners with a generous, non-stop harvest of flowers and edible foliage from first planting through frost.

These 2" healthy live seedlings thrive in full sun to light part shade in lean to moderately fertile, well-draining soil. Importantly, nasturtiums flower most abundantly in poor to average soil — rich, overly fertile soil produces lush foliage at the expense of blooms. Water consistently but avoid waterlogging. A warm-season annual herb: transplant outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Harvest flowers, leaves, and buds regularly to encourage continuous production throughout the season. Approximately 35–52 days to first edible harvest from transplant. Does not tolerate frost. In cool coastal climates, nasturtium can be grown nearly year-round; in hot-summer areas, may slow in peak heat and re-flourish in fall.