nasturtium
/nəˈstəːʃ(ə)m
/noun
A South American trailing plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers, which is widely grown as an ornamental.
- Tropaeolum majus, family Tropaeolaceae.
- These could be interspersed with edible flowers, trailing nasturtiums and orange Calendula would be musts.
- For great foliage and color contrast, plant yellow nasturtiums around the outer rim of the planter.
Origin
Old English (originally denoting any cruciferous plant of the genus Nasturtium, including watercress): from Latin, apparently from naris 'nose' + torquere 'to twist'.
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