Nasturtium - Whirlybird Cream
This is a delicious separate colour with creamy butter-milk, semi-double flowers held well above rich green foliage.
Sow outdoors where they are to flower. Prepare the ground well and rake to a fine tilth before sowing. Sow 20mm deep, in rows 30cm apart. For earlier flowering: Sow seed, 1cm deep, 3 seeds per 7.5cm pot, in free-draining, damp seed compost. Place at 20-29C until after germination. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out after risk of frost. Before planting into containers, ensure plants are well rooted in their pots. Thin out the young plants to 15cm apart when the seedlings are large enough to handle. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out after all risk of frost. They flower most freely in full sun and poor dryish soils. They flower most freely in full sun and poor dryish soils. Before planting in containers make sure they are well rooted in their pots.