Tropaeolum majus

Salmon Gleam

Rambling annual vine with profuse creamy, salmony-peach blossoms.  Flowers all summer long. Beautiful hanging basket.

Color: Creamy, salmony-peach blossoms
Plant type: Annual
Height: 5-6 feet, Trailing
Site: Full sun
Days to maturity: 60-70 days
Plant spacing: 6-12”
Pinch: No

Growing Notes:

Transplant with warm weather. Provide strong trellising. Keep watered but allow soil to dry out in-between waterings.  Deadhead regularly.

Harvest Notes:

Harvest flowers just as they are opening for the longest vase life.  For foliage pick individual leaves or full vines once they become leathery, firm to the touch. Leaves and flowers are edible. Seeds can be pickled. 7-10 days vase life.

Pick up on Saturdays at Tea Lane Farm. See our COVID precautions here.