Canary creeper
Common Name: Canary creeper
Genus: Tropaeolum
Species: peregrinum
Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Tender
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Sandy
Height: 350cm
Spread: 120cm
Time to plant seeds: March to May
Flowering period:
June
to
October
Apart from common nasturtiums, there is a group of related Tropaeolum species which all make lovely garden plants. Most popular of these is the Canary creeper, an extraordinary climber with deeply divided palm-shaped leaves and heavily fringed blooms that peep from among the foliage. It is not fully hardy, but may be grown outdoors permanently in mild gardens if mulched protectively in autumn. Elsewhere it is grown as an annual, in the same way as a climbing nasturtium. It is best left to scramble through tall host plants.
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