Tropaeolum tricolor
Tropaeolum tricolor is a climbing nasturtium with numerous funnel-shaped red, yellow, green, and purple flowers.
Description:
Tropaeolum tricolor is a climbing nasturtium that is summer dormant growing and blooming from winter to spring. It is endemic to the cloud forests of Chile where it will grow to 6-9 feet tall with finely dissected leaves and numerous funnel-shaped red, yellow, green, and purple flowers. Tubers need to be lifted and stored over winter or mounded with protective mulch.
Common Name: Climbing Chilean Nasturtium
Family: Tropaeolaceae (The Nasturtium Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-11
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 6-10'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Vine
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - Central and South America
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