Tropaeolum majus 'Tutti Frutti Mixed' (Tip Top Alaska Series)
nasturtium 'Tutti Frutti Mixed'
A bushy, somewhat sprawling annual to about 30cm, with mid-green, circular leaves splashed and marbled with creamy-white. From early summer to early autumn produces single, trumpet-shaped flowers in pale and mid-yellow, pale and mid-orange, and red
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
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Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green White | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Yellow Orange | Green White | ||
| Autumn | Orange Yellow | Green White | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or °Â±ð²õ³Ù–f²¹³¦¾±²Ô²µ
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Tropaeolaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Potentially harmful
- Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Tropaeolum can be annuals or perennials, bushy, trailing or climbing by twining stems, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and showy funnel-shaped flowers with five long-clawed petals and often a spur
- Name status
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Best grown in poor, well-drained soil in full sun; if the soil is too rich, foliage will be produced at the expense of flowers
Propagation
Propagate by seed
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Coastal
- hanging basket
- Patio and container plants
- Wildlife gardens
- Banks and slopes
- Bedding
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite and whitefly
Diseases
May be susceptible to virus diseases
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