Nasturtiums are one of the more vivid flowers you can grow. They come in a number of varieties, including variegated leaf varieties in shades of yellow to orange.

They come up easily from seed. If you look for them, you can find the fragrant variety which are worth the trouble.

When they say that nasturtiums like poor soil, they aren't kidding. Give them good dirt and they will produce voluptuous foliage and sparse flowers. No matter what the soil conditions, they bloom a long time, often well into fall.

Although they don't look it, they make good cut flowers in a small bouquet, where they smell nice for a long time. And you can't beat them for tropical color.