One of These Nasturtium Flowers Ain't Like the Rest

Here's a plant, I'm familiar with. The Nose Tweaking Flowers.

 But, this was the first time, I spotted one of those yellow flowers on Okinawa.

All the other photographers must have thought I was crazy, sitting down on the highway.

We were waiting for a royal procession to show up.

Whenever I see something like this, I forget what I was supposed to be doing there.

The tripod mounted camera was pointed in the right direction, ready to go.

So, I sat down, pulled another camera out and, shot these photos, handheld.

This One Has Me Stumped

There are  probably 80 different flowers in the Nasturtium species.

Checking all my usual sources (online) hasn't been much help for getting an identification.

It could be a Tropaeolum majus "Vanilla Berry."

Or, maybe any of the 30 images seen at Dave's Garden.

Trying to find a positive ID, started to become a royal pain and, that gave me an idea.

Over to the Royal Horticultural Society, I went.

They weren't much help, either.

Do you know what that flower might be ?



Flower Photos: Nasturtium (Tropaeolum) It's a Nose Twister

Here's another flower photo I made the same day I was under the influence of cabin fever and took pictures of the Purple Shamrocks in the rain.  I knew what these guys were because I like them. 

You can eat the leaves and they taste a little spicy. They're great for salads.

The wind was blowing pretty good that day so, I got some of the fern plants to hold things steady for me.

I'm showing you this photo with one leaf munched-up so you'll know what else Nasturium is good for. 

If you plant it at one end of your garden, caterpillars hang out there, leaving other plants alone.

Wikipedia has more information on NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum)

And this gal named Tracy wrote 5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD GROW NASTURTIUMS NEAR VEGETABLES.  She'll tell you about gardening, cooking and everything.  What a gal !

Both Tracy and Wikipedia called this flower a nose tweaker or nose twister. 

That's the first time I ever heard that. 

If they think Nasturtium is spicy, I'd like to see their expressions when they bite into a Habanero!