sweet pea 'Old Fashioned mixed'
sweet pea - Lathyrus odoratus Old Fashioned mixed
Position: full sunSoil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soilRate of growth: average to fast-growingFlowering period: June to SeptemberHardiness: hardy annual
A traditional mixture of highly scented sweet peas, producing beautiful dainty blooms from June until October. Ideal climbing variety, grow against trellis for a wall of colour throughout summer. Butterflies will flock to this scented plant outdoors but also perfect indoors as a cut flower.
Garden care:From October to late February, sow seeds into deep pots or root trainers filled with a good-quality seed compost and place them in a cold frame. Pinch out the tips as the plants grow to encourage them to become bushier and produce more flowers, and harden off before planting out in early April. Direct sowings can also be made in October or March-April. It is important to remove the faded flowers before they set seed, so picking them to fill a vase inside will only encourage more to form.
Sow: October-April
Flowering: June-September
A traditional mixture of highly scented sweet peas, producing beautiful dainty blooms from June until October. Ideal climbing variety, grow against trellis for a wall of colour throughout summer. Butterflies will flock to this scented plant outdoors but also perfect indoors as a cut flower.
Garden care:From October to late February, sow seeds into deep pots or root trainers filled with a good-quality seed compost and place them in a cold frame. Pinch out the tips as the plants grow to encourage them to become bushier and produce more flowers, and harden off before planting out in early April. Direct sowings can also be made in October or March-April. It is important to remove the faded flowers before they set seed, so picking them to fill a vase inside will only encourage more to form.
Sow: October-April
Flowering: June-September
How to care for Lathyrus odoratus Old Fashioned mixed:
From October to late February, sow seeds into deep pots or root trainers filled with a good-quality seed compost and place them in a cold frame. Pinch out the tips as the plants grow to encourage them to become bushier and produce more flowers, and harden off before planting out in early April. Direct sowings can also be made in October or March-April. It is important to remove the faded flowers before they set seed, so picking them to fill a vase inside will only encourage more to form.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Frost tender
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Humans/Pets: Pods and seeds are not edible
approx 30 seeds
£2.99
available to order from spring
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