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Tropaeolum majus 'Tip Top Scarlet' (Tip Top Alaska Series)

nasturtium 'Tip Top Scarlet'

A compact, bushy, trailing annual to around 30cm tall with rounded green leaves, mottled with cream. Masses of large, funnel-shaped scarlet-red flowers are produced freely from June through to September

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Ultimate height

0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

1–2 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Chalk

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Tropaeolaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy, Trailing
Genus: Tropaeolum can be annuals or perennials, bushy, trailing or climbing by twining stems, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and showy funnel-shaped flowers with five long-clawed petals and often a spur
Name status: Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in poor, moist but well-drained soil in full sun

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Patio and container plants
Wildlife gardens
Flower borders and beds
Garden edging

Pruning

Deadhead to prolong flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to blackfly (black aphid), caterpillars, flea beetles, slugs and glasshouse whitefly

Diseases

May be susceptible to virus diseases

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Tropaeolum majus 'Tip Top Scarlet' (Tip Top Alaska Series)

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