Is Tropaeolum speciosum a tuber?

This rare hardy perennial climber from the high Andean mountains is perfect climbing through a dwarf conifer or on a climbing frame. It makes a perennial tuber, and being the hardiest of this choice group, it is much easier to please than the similar but red Tropaeolum speciosum.

What is Tropaeolum leptophyllum?

TROPAEOLUM LEPTOPHYLLUM This extremely rare plant is possibly not in cultivation and exists in profusion in just a few secret places in the southern Chilean Andes where these very few seeds have also been grown in cultivation.

What is the difference between nasturtium and Tropaeolum?

J. R. R. Tolkien commented that an alternative anglicization of “nasturtium” was “nasturtian”. Tropaeolum is a genus of dicotyledonous annual or perennial plants, often with somewhat succulent stems and sometimes tuberous roots. The alternate leaves are hairless, peltate, and entire or palmately lobed.

Is Tropaeolum brachyceras a perennial?

Tropaeolum brachyceras has 2.5 cm (1 in) yellow flowers with purplish markings on wiry, climbing stems. It is a half hardy perennial from Chile and may remain dormant for several years before being sparked into growth by some unknown trigger factor.