1011 - Nasturtiums

This photograph is of the nasturtiums in November, 2010, when they were blooming at the top of the staircase running up the center of the terraces.

Phil grew up where summer heat kills off nasturtiums before they have a chance to bloom, so he thinks our gardens are heaven, nasturtiums not only blooming profusely but volunteering themselves everywhere like weeds.

I purchased from an online nursery seed packs that promised blooms the palest of yellows and the darkest of reds. They did not disappoint. As you can see, their descendants came up a bright orange before I could pluck them.