The Great nasturtium (Tropaeolum Majus) is an ornamental- and Crop. The weitkriechende and occasionally climbing, herbaceous plant is perennial, but is often cultivated annual, since it is sensitive to frost. It is the medicinal plant of the year 2013.
The Great nasturtium forms prostrate, fleshy stems and is about 15 to 30 Inches high. If it finds a suitable substrate, they can climb as petiole Ranker three meters high. The leaves are peltate, ganzrandig, the leaf blade is round to slightly kidney-shaped with a diameter of three to ten (occasionally to 17) Zentimeter. Vom Blattstiel, attaches in the middle of the leaf, go from nine leaf veins.
The flowers are in the leaf axils, one at a six to 13 Zentimeter ...
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