Baby Red Nasturtium is a compact, free-flowering variety that brings vibrant color to gardens in just 70 to 84 days from seed to bloom. This dwarf cultivar of Tropaeolum minus stays neat and tidy at 12 inches tall, spreading 12 to 18 inches wide, making it perfect for edging, containers, or small garden spaces. Blooming steadily from early summer through the first frost, it produces cheerful red flowers that attract pollinators while remaining unappetizing to deer. The plants thrive in full sun with moderate water and actually prefer lean conditions, rewarding gardeners who resist the urge to over-fertilize.
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Baby Red Nasturtium flowers prolifically without demanding rich soil or constant attention, responding better to restraint than abundance. The compact mounding habit means you get full flower power in a footprint smaller than most annuals, while the deer resistance and pollinator appeal make it doubly valuable in mixed gardens. Sown directly after the last frost, seeds germinate in one to two weeks and bloom arrives in about ten weeks, giving gardeners fast, visible results.
Baby Red Nasturtium is grown primarily as an ornamental flower, valued for its prolific red blooms that brighten garden beds, containers, and window boxes throughout summer and fall.
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Sow seeds indoors in pots 2 to 4 weeks before your last frost date. Plant seeds at 1/2 inch depth and keep the soil at 65°F. Seedlings will emerge in 7 to 14 days and can be transplanted outdoors after the last frost has passed.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after your last frost date when soil has warmed. Space plants 1 inch apart. Baby Red Nasturtium is hardy enough to plant directly once frost danger has passed.
Direct sow seeds outdoors after your last frost date. This is the recommended method. Plant seeds 1/2 inch deep and they will germinate in 7 to 14 days. Seedlings bloom 70 to 84 days after sowing.
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