Nasturtium - pot ø13 cm (Tropaeolum majus)
Oostindische kers
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Product information "Nasturtium - pot ø13 cm (Tropaeolum majus)"
The East Indian cherry is an edible ornamental plant.
CULTIVATION TIPS:
The Indian cress is a 1 year old, not hardy plant. It prefers a place in the sun and is undemanding in terms of soil. It is a very useful plant in our vegetable garden, it attracts aphids and thus spares the other crops. It also repels the greenhouse whitefly from our vegetable garden.
USES:
In the kitchen we can use both the leaves, the flower, the flower bud and the seeds. The taste of the leaves is somewhat similar to watercress and is very tasty added to salads. The flowers are slightly softer in flavor and provide a nice colorful touch. The seeds can be pickled in jars, they are an excellent substitute for capers
Indian cress is a source of vitamin C and it increases our resistance, it helps us with a starting flu, bronchitis, cough or cold. The herb also helps with a bladder infection. It stimulates our digestion and helps burn fats. If we are cold then a cup of tea of Indian cress can warm us up completely, put 1 teaspoon of herb to 1 cup of boiling water, let steep for 10 minutes.
Product specifications
| Application / use plant: | Unknown - n/a |
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| Average number per m²: | 7 |
| Bloom Month: | June, July, August, September, October |
| Bloom color: | Yellow, Orange, Red |
| Branches / bark: | Unknown - n/a |
| Dutch plant name: | Echte oostindische kers, Grote oostindische kers, Oost-indische kers |
| English plant name: | Indian Cress, Nasturtium |
| Flower color - details: | Red, orange or yellow |
| Frost hardiness - details: | Very bad (-1 till +4°c), usda zone 10 |
| Frost resistance: | Not winter hardy |
| Fruit: | Unknown - n/a |
| Full grown plant height: | 45 cm |
| German plant name: | Echte Kapuzinerkresse, Kapuzinerkresse |
| Growth habit : | Unknown - n/a |
| Growth habit - details: | Wide-growing |
| Humidity/Soil: | Normal soil |
| Latin plant family: | Tropaeolaceae |
| Leaf / Foliage: | Green |
| Leaf / foliage - details: | Deciduous, green, almost round |
| Location: | Halfshadow, Full sun |
| Location - details: | Sun till half-shade |
| Minimum growing height (in cm): | 30 |
| Plant characteristic: | Nvt |
| Plant family: | Climbing family |
| Planting distance: | 5-8 pieces per m² (35-45 cm apart) |
| Taste: | Leaf and flower taste spicy, are mixed with salads |
| Width mature plant: | 100 cm |
| Winter foliage: | Losing leaf |
| maximal growth height (in cm): | 30 |
| type of crop: | Annuals |
| type of soil: | Normal soil, Sand soil |
| type of soil / ground - details: | Well-drained soil |
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