Flame Creeper, Flame Nasturtium (Tropaeolum speciosum)

Tropaeolum speciosum in fruit.

Tropaeolum speciosum in fruit.

Young plant

Flame Creeper flowers in New Zealand, January 1991

Flame Creeper flowering vine in New Zealand, January 1991

This plant is a weed at the garden centre where I work in the UK!


Tropaeolum speciosum in fruit.


2 month old plant. (Germination took place 8 months after sowing)



Bide A Wee cottage Northumberland

Flame Creeper in New Zealand, January 1991

Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, WA

UBC Botanical Garden

The rhizomes

Arduaine Garden. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

Cawdor Castle, United Kingdom. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

Cawdor Castle, United Kingdom. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

Maple Glen, New Zealand. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
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Flame Creeper, Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
Type: | Perennials, Vines and Climbers |
Height: | 4-10 ft. | 1.2-3 m |
Conditions: | Zone 7-10, Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade, Light Shade |