Bolivian Nasturtium (Tropaeolum tricolor)

Ursula Santiago, Chile(Zone 9b) Aug 03, 2005

Bolivian Nasturtium
Tropaeolum tricolor

Very early flowering Tropaeolum tricolorum (it's winter here) - pictured in the wild, climbing on a Colliguaja shrub (Caj�n del Maipo, Chile)

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 03, 2005

Lovely beautiful to see this plant growing in the wild. not something to be seen here,

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Ursula Santiago, Chile(Zone 9b) Aug 03, 2005

Boot, it's a native plant here, as well as a few other Tropaeolum species. I love them!

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 04, 2005

Ursula Lovely native . I have one of your seeds growing of T hedyenas. Its climbing a small chillian plant called Jovellana violacea.
any idea how long the Tropaeolum takes to flower, from seed
Boots

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Ursula Santiago, Chile(Zone 9b) Aug 04, 2005

Boots, is it T. brachyceras? Maybe my poor handwriting confused you LOL. They usually start blooming the second year. However, TomTom had amazing flowers on the first year - they are posted in the PF as well as in the Containers forum.

The little T. brachyceras plant I posted last year has grown tremendously this year. Will post an update soon.

WOW, you have the wonderfully scented Jovanella violacea! Isn't it lovely?

Ursula

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 04, 2005

I hope I am growing T brachyceras? The foliage does look the same, Now just to wait .r Thanks Ursula
Boots

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Ursula Santiago, Chile(Zone 9b) Aug 04, 2005

Sorry, but foliage does not tell much - it's the same for T. tricolor, T. brachyceras, T. lepidum and T. azureum LOL.

Did you get your seeds from the GAF? If so, we could check the list and see which species they are.

Ursula

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 05, 2005

LOL I did get your Angle fund seeds . must have been last year . will try and find the thread. here is a pic of the little plant sofar

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 05, 2005

Found thread,,,Hurray !! it is what you say.. boy did I get that wrong,

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Ursula Santiago, Chile(Zone 9b) Aug 05, 2005

Boots, have you seen this thread from TomTom?

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/500172/

When the pictures were taken, I think her T. brachyceras were two years old and the T. tricolorum only one!

This year (Autumn) I sowed Tropaeolum seeds for the first time and have quite a lot germinated (some of the plantils are already 30 cm (1') long!). Previously I had T. come with the dirt I bought for my pots.

Sorry, I confused your shrub with Junellia (oooooops!).