Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Nasturtium - A colourful friend in the herb garden

Tropaeolum majus



  • Natural anti-biotic (tromalyt does not interfer with intestinal flora),
  • peppery leaves and delicious flowers, pickled seeds (for use in salads, soups or as a unusal filling for sandwiches with freshly homebaked, whole grain bread.)
  • wide variety of bright colours adds zest to your garden (long flowering season)
  • aphids love them and will leave your other plants alone
  • colourful pigment (Anthocyanins - type of flavonoid) is anti-oxident and a natural food colouring and plant dye.

Origin: Peru - see Andean Herbal Medicine - http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Tropaeolum+majus

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