Tropaeolum pentaphyllum

Tropaeolum pentaphyllum is a climbing nasturtium often called five-leaved flame flower with tubular pinkish red flowers that flare to reveal green inner petals speckled with purple or red. The attractive fruit are blue. The flowers are borne on thin, climbing or scambling, winter-growing vines with small, five-fingered leaves. Plants will tend to bloom in late spring or summer if grown in pots that have been protected in winter or in summer and fall if grown outdoors in coastal BC. They will go summer or fall dormant during which time a drier rest is appreciated. Plants have shown good hardiness on the West Coast in zone 8 for decades. Easy to grow in containers. Photo: Wikimedia.