Ornaments to both table and garden, the cheerful floral cascades of color and charm, elaborately dress deck planters, dance along walls, climb trellis, and make any garden, large or small, an attractive resting place for insects, birds, and people.
A cosmetic and medicinal herb, a delicious food (rich in vitamin C), and a cheerful and colorful companion to any keen gardener, the brightly flushed reds, oranges, pinks, yellows, burgundy, and cream varieties of nasturtiums, were one of the first annuals cultivated in gardens.
First discovered in Peru, and commonly known as Indian cress, nasturtium flowers and leaves have been nurtured and welcomed by the palates of political and artistic notables around the world.
Nutritionally, if you love flowers and appreciate good food, there's an opportunity to serve a banquet of tasty recipes using nasturtium leaves and flowers in a salad bed, a sauce base, a desert decoration or even a picnic garnish. Bicolor, tricolor, or singular, nasturtiums have a delicious peppery zest, much like watercress. Whirly bird, apricot tip-top, glorious gleam, Alaska mix, and strawberry 'n' cream are just a few of the nasturtium family (both native and hybrid), of over 90 species. Both the leaves and flowers make excellent 'edible' containers for cold salads, as well as cheese spreads and butters.
For garnishes, whole flowers can be used chopped, adding a flavorful tang to pasta and vegetable dishes. Different shades of finely shredded flowers will fabricate any unusual, yet delicious kaleidoscope confetti, for ice cream, fruit punch, and soup.
Medicinally, nasturtiums are quite a powerful anti-microbial. Traditionally, nasturtiums are used as a remedy for the treatment of bacterial infections and especially indicated for respiratory infections such as bronchitis, influenza, and the common cold. Most effective when fresh, it can be used as a poultice, compress, infusion, or tincture.
Cosmetically, nasturtium flowers and leaves are used as an effective, herbal hair color restorative agent for premature graying. Combined with sage, the treatment consists of a strong infusion rinse, which can be left in, and repeated daily.
Nasturtium seeds are remarkably easy to grow. The plants prefer full sun, but in hot climates, they fare better in light shade. As long as the soil is well drained, they will happily flourish with many flowers, even in poor soil. Depending on the variety they can grow into large mounds, spreading twelve to twenty-four inches, and will jubilantly take over your garden, so give them space to wander.
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