Nasturtium Alaskan

10 Seeds+

🌸 Nasturtium ‘Alaska’ Flower Seeds
Tropaeolum majus

A garden and kitchen favorite 🌿✨, Nasturtium ‘Alaska’ combines striking, variegated foliage 💚🤍 with bold edible blooms in shades of red ❤️, orange 🧡, and yellow 💛. Compact and easy to grow, it thrives in poor soils, blooms abundantly, and delivers both visual appeal and peppery flavor 🌶️. A true multitasker — decorative, edible, and a natural pest deterrent.

👅 Flavor Profile:
Peppery 🌶️, mustard-like 🌿, with hints of radish crunch 🥗.

🍴 Culinary Uses:

🥗 Toss petals into salads for color + a peppery bite
🥒 Use leaves as edible wraps or add to sandwiches for spice
🍸 Float flowers in cocktails for fiery flair
🧄 Pickle seed pods (“poor man’s capers”) for gourmet condiments
🧁 Garnish cakes and savory plates with bold edible blooms

👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
Nasturtium ‘Alaska’ is the chef’s edible firework 🌸👨🍳🔥. Its variegated foliage and bright blooms double as garnish and seasoning, delivering peppery zip to salads, sauces, and cocktails. Plus, the seed pods are a gourmet secret — a sustainable caper substitute for creative kitchens.

🌱 Growing Notes:

🪴 Annual, trailing or mounding habit, 10–12” tall
🌸 Bright red, orange & yellow blooms with marbled leaves
🌞 Thrives in poor to average soil, full sun → part shade
⏱ Long bloom season: summer → frost
🐝 Pollinator-friendly + natural pest deterrent (aphids love them as trap plants)

✨ Quick Facts:

• Latin Name: Tropaeolum majus (‘Alaska’)

• Habit: Annual, 10–12” compact, trailing/mounding

• Flavor: Peppery, mustard-like, radish-like

• Culinary Uses: Salads, sandwiches, cocktails, pickled seed pods

• Special Use: Variegated foliage + edible blooms + pest control