Aphid-free nasturtiums?

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    Greetings from Shoreham-by-Sea.

    Are there any?

    Thank you

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    I expect there are lots but do you mean aphid-resistant varieties?

    They're usually planted as sacrificial plants so that they get munched in preference to the veg etc
     
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      Nasturtiums that don't attract aphids, so that they're free of them...

      But I like them in their own right.
       
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