Nasturtium 'Blue Pepe' Seeds

'Blue Pepe' is a nasturtium bred for the kitchen, with small steel-blue leaves backed in purple and bright red flowers held just above them. Both leaves and flowers are edible: the leaves have a peppery bite much like watercress, growing hotter in sunny, dry weather, and the flowers are milder with a sweet finish. Scatter them over salads, or pickle the green seed pods as a caper substitute. Tropaeolum majus 'Blue Pepe' stays compact and bushy, so it suits pots, window boxes and the front of a vegetable bed.

Sowing and growing

• Sow indoors March to April in small pots, or outdoors where it is to flower from May to June once frosts are over
• Sow 1 to 2 cm deep
• Germination takes 7 to 14 days
• Full sun to light shade in poor, well-drained soil; rich soil means fewer flowers
• Grows to about 20 to 30 cm tall and wide
• Flowers from June until the first frosts; pick leaves and flowers as needed, which keeps it flowering
• Annual, not frost hardy

What you receive: a packet of about 10 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

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