Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Cast no nasturtium

We haven't had a tour of the garden in a while, so I thought I'd talk nasturtiums.

I like them for several reasons:
You can eat them.
They're pretty when in flower:


They repel certain pests.
Nasturtium literally means "nose-tweaker".

There's a specimen I planted in front of the house that has grown very large but has absolutely no intention of flowering, which is irritating. It's just a hostel for caterpillars:


If does, however, highlight the other thing I like about nasturtiums.
The hydrophobic moments of beauty:



As far as phobias go, it's not a bad one.

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