Frozen Sweet Peas

This early-flowering variety can withstand heat and drought unusually well. Can be spelled either as sweet pea or sweetpea.All parts of this plant are poisonous, including the seeds.

Cutting flowers increases bloom.4-6 days. Thin to one plant when the true leaves appear. Darkness is required for germination. In our trials, Elegance Lavender is typically a few days later than other colors in the series.

Does best in cool spring weather. A popular old standard sweet pea. Royal Family mix produces very large blooms with solid colors of lavender, pink, purple, red, salmon and white.

Long, strong stems are ideal for cutting. Delicate shades of highly fragrant, large wavy blooms in pastel pink to blush creamy-white. Adds soft colors to contrast more vivid hues of sweet peas and other climbers.

Vines ramble to 6 ft.; an ideal choice for flowing over patio urns or climbing up a small garden trellis. Just one cluster of cut stems delicately permeates a room with a pure, clean scent.

Great in floral arrangements and early spring bouquets. Sweet Peas will flutter into your heart, with their fairylike form, storybook charm and dreamy sweet fragrance. Erewhon is a reverse bicolor, with pale pink standard petal and mid-blue wings.

Cutting flowers increases bloom.4-6 days. Thin to one plant when the true leaves appear. Darkness is required for germination. Elegance series is the first and most abundant to bloom in our trials.

Considered very romantic, some antique strains can be wonderful if chosen carefully; others can be duds. Today, sweet peas remind one of a Victrola in the parlor. All have a slight honey or orangey aroma and make excellent spring cut flowers.

GARDEN HINTS: Sow near a fence or trellis, in a sunny area, as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Beautiful collection of colors. In the Deep South, Gulf and Pacific Coast areas, sow seeds from fall to early spring.

Strong-stemmed plants are best supported with trellises or grown along fences. Sun, partial shade. The strong-stemmed statuesque plants, standing 4' tall, will quickly cover a trellis with fragrant blooms.

From the Spencer series. Plants produce 3-4, slightly ruffled blooms per 9-12" stem. Spencer series flowers are known as late-flowering because they require at least 12 daylight hours, unlike more modern sweet pea varieties bred for winter production,...

Seal and place bag in an area where the temperature is around 60°F for 2-3 days. Germination may be slow and erratic. Some varieties can take over a month to germinate so mark your rows, keep them moist, and for larger seeds like sunflowers, use bird...

Some varieties can take over a month to germinate so mark your rows, keep them moist, and for larger seeds like sunflowers, use bird netting. Old Spice Mix is a climbing blend that should be trellised.

Seed is rare and not always available. Soak seeds overnight prior to planting to improve germination and sow — 1/2 inch deep — as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring.

A true market winner! (Annual, 72″ tall) Learn more about Growing Sweet Peas here. Plants like full sun and cool weather. Vining varieties need support to climb – provide them some sort of terrace or garden netting.

Plants like full sun and cool weather. Soak seeds overnight prior to planting to improve germination and sow — 1/2 inch deep — as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring.

) your grandmother grew truly deserved the name “sweet” because of their delightful fragrance. You can still find fragrant varieties, often labeled as “old fashioned” or “heirloom,” but modern varieties also have their charm.Taking care of...

It might also help to water them as often as possible. You'll be surprised how soon you'll see blossoms once you start deadheading neglected plants.If you've got no blooms on sweet peas because of poor light, you can transplant them to a sunnier location.

Remove the faded flowers and seedpods.and seedpods before you go. A layer of mulch will help keep the soil evenly moist. Alternatively, use a watering can to apply moderately cool water.

Seal and place bag in an area where the temperature is around 60°F for 2-3 days. Germination may be slow and erratic. Some varieties can take over a month to germinate so mark your rows, keep them moist, and for larger seeds like sunflowers, use bird...

This is a very old variety, dating to the early 1700s. Plants like full sun and cool weather. Vining varieties need support to climb – provide them some sort of terrace or garden netting.

Seeds saved from modern hybrids may prove a disappointment because they probably won't look like the parent plants.If you plan to grow sweet peas in the same garden spot again next year, you don't have to go to the trouble of saving seeds.

By the 1880s, Henry Eckford began hybridizing the sweet scented blooms for more color variety. To pinch sweet pea plants, wait until they are 4 to 8 inches high. If you're a beginning gardener or just new to growing this lovely vine, you might want to...

Early watering and good weed control will generally alleviate most problems. Needs a period of pre-chilling. Germination occurs in 10-15 days. Given at the end of each description to give you specific information.

Since they're so pleasant to have around, you may want to bring them in even closer than your garden. You can buy a trellis or you can simply sink a couple of sticks or bamboo poles into the container's soil.The best container grown sweet peas are the...

While not all varieties smell so sweet, there are plenty of sweet smelling sweet pea cultivars. They certainly sound like they might be edible. They are native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Island.

Early watering and good weed control will generally alleviate most problems. Needs a period of pre-chilling. Germination occurs in 10-15 days. Given at the end of each description to give you specific information.