- Mix of rich orange and creamy yellow flowers
- Ideal for containers and borders
- Long flowering period
- Edible flowers
Nasturtium ‘Butterscotch’ produces a delicious mix of rich orange and creamy yellow flowers above mounds of green foliage. This compact variety flowers for months in summer and looks a treat in containers or sunny borders. The colourful flowers are edible, perfect for brightening up summer salads.
Sow indoors
Scatter seeds thinly over the surface of firm, pre-watered compost in trays, covering seeds with 1cm of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at 15-18°C or cover tray with cling film and leave in a warm room.
Grow on
When shoots appear, remove cling film. Keep seedlings in a light position, but shade from direct sunlight. When plants are 5cm tall, transplant 5cm apart to trays of potting compost or singly into small pots. Grow on in a minimum temperature of 10°C.
Plant out
Gradually accustom plants to outside conditions for 2-3 weeks before planting out 30cm apart when risk of frost has passed. Water well until established.
Sow outdoors
Sow seeds in pre-watered soil at a depth of 1.5cm in their flowering positions. Keep soil moist until seedlings emerge, and water well in dry spells. Thin seedlings to around 30cm apart.
Tips
Nasturtiums do best in poor soils without feeding. Can be used in companion planting schemes for chemical free growing.