Tropaeolum nanum (Tom Thumb Type) 'King Theodore'
- Product number: 558750
- Origin: South America
- Latin: Tropaeolum nanum (Tom Thumb type)
That the dark-coloured King Theodore was not helped by the Empress of India is 19th-century history... this Nasturtium got its name thanks to its brownish-red flowers and very dark green (even purple-tinged) leaves. Non-trailing and single-flowered with a spur at the back of the flower.
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Latin: Tropaeolum nanum (Tom Thumb type)
Dutch: Oost-Indische-Kers
Also known as: King Theodore
English: Nasturtium
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- Flower colour: Reddish-brown flowers with a spur
- Origin: South America
- Average growth height: Up to 30 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Tropaeolum nanum (Tom Thumb type)
- Dutch: Nasturtium
- Also known as: Koning Theodoor
- English: Nasturtium
