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Tropaeolum majus

Garden nasturtium

  • Height:   1 ft - 3 ft
  • Life Cycle:   annual
  • Growth Type:   flower
  • Flower Size:   medium, 1 - 2 in
  • Flower Type:   solitary
  • Bloom Type:   year round
  • Flower Color:   orange - red
  • Native to California:   NO
  • California Range:   coast - desert - inland
  • Water Requirements:   low - medium - high
  • Salt Tolerance:   medium
  • Characteristics / Comments:   good as ground cover
  • Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound:   3,400
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Taxon report data from Calflora

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Tropaeolum majus

Common Name:Garden nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus, a angiosperm, is a annual herb, vine that is non-native to California.

US Distribution:introduced
Plant Community(s):escaped cultivar,
Habitat:
Family:Tropaeolaceae

Name Status:

Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

County distribution list:

Alameda, ContraCosta, Del Norte, Humboldt, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Ventura

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.

Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium

Website references on Google

Bloom Months
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