Nasturtium – Tropaeolum ‘Peach Melba’

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Nasturtium – Tropaeolum ‘Peach Melba’

October 19, 2010 by amandashipmanblog

Tropaeolum 'Peach Melba'

Flowering until the first frosts, nasturtiums always make a good show. This one is Tropaeolum ‘Peach Melba’. The leaves of nasturtiums are distinctive flat, fleshy, frost-tender discs on long stalks like juggling plates, able to balance and twist in the wind. In damp weather, dewdrops and raindrops settle on the leaves like mercury. Really pretty!

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on October 19, 2010 at 8:05 pm | Reply Miriam Rogers

Such gorgeous pictures Amanda, the rain drops on the leaves of the nasturtium remind me of Alchemilla Mollis with rain drops on!
- on October 20, 2010 at 8:58 am | Reply amandashipmanblog
  
  Thanks Miriam. You’re right about the Alchemilla – also gorgeous after rain! We’ve just been out to walk the dog. It’s a beautiful day today, clear, cold and bright with a dry wind. I hope the nasturtiums last for another couple of weeks.