Tropaeolum Leptophyllum Flower Seeds for Garden Planting

This is a genuine inconsistency: in its native Chile, Tropaeolum leptophyllum is a tuberous perennial, but the listing's life cycle and hardiness fields mark it as an annual, so treat it as an annual unless you can confirm otherwise.

Yes, they share the same genus, but this species looks very different, with thread-like foliage instead of the broad, rounded leaves typical of common garden nasturtiums.

It translates roughly to "thin-leaved," describing its unusual narrow, almost grass-like or thread-like foliage, quite different from typical vining nasturtium leaves.

Unlike common nasturtium, this rare species isn't established as a culinary plant, so it shouldn't be assumed edible without further confirmation.

In its native habitat it can persist via tuberous roots, though as grown in most gardens outside that range, it's typically treated as a one-season annual.

It comes from a narrow native range in Chile and isn't widely commercially propagated, making it a specialty find compared to common nasturtium varieties.