Planting Sweet Pea Flowers

Transplant outside as soon as the soil can be worked. Keep soil surface moist until emergence. Presoak seed for 24 hours in room temperature water prior to planting to aid germination.Direct seed (recommended): Sow 6 weeks before the last frost, 2-3 seeds...

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.

Long stems bear 3-5 blooms. Seedlings won't be damaged by a late frost.Mulch to keep the roots cool. Presoak seed for 24 hours in room temperature water prior to planting to aid germination.Direct seed (recommended): Sow 6 weeks before the last frost,...

Today, sweet peas remind one of a Victrola in the parlor. Henry Eckford, the father of modern sweet peas and the leading developer in the late 1800s, produced over 100 varieties. This mix of his best has an incredible color range: shell pink, maroon,...

GARDEN HINTS: Sow near a fence or trellis, in a sunny area, as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Plants are heat tolerant. Plants grow best in cool weather. An old-fashioned looking sweet pea, with room-filling fragrance.

Sun, partial shade. We are in love with this standout variety and its large, dense gorgeous clusters of blush cream petals, brushed rosy wing petals and pink picotee. Strong-stemmed plants are best supported with trellises or grown along fences.

Transplant outside as soon as the soil can be worked. Keep soil surface moist until emergence. Presoak seed for 24 hours in room temperature water prior to planting to aid germination.Direct seed (recommended): Sow 6 weeks before the last frost, 2-3 seeds...

350 seeds/oz.; 15 days, 55°F. (16”) Bijou Mix is a bush-type Sweet Pea perfect for window boxes, borders or beds, yet has stems long enough to cut. (Lathyrus) Annual. Plants produce a profusion of bright ruffled blooms in a rainbow of colors.

Germination may take up to 30 days. Take a bit of time, relax and enjoy a cup of steaming hot chocolate, and look over our selections. Vines average 4-5 feet long. Direct sow in the garden as soon as the soil warms to at least 55°F.

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. Seeds should be buried 2 times their narrowest dimension and covered with finely raked soil or vermiculite unless...

Germination may take up to 30 days. Take a bit of time, relax and enjoy a cup of steaming hot chocolate, and look over our selections. Vines average 4-5 feet long. Direct sow in the garden as soon as the soil warms to at least 55°F.

Big, gently ruffled blooms are a true, deep blue. Harvest in the morning when flowers are their freshest and petals are just opening. Germination occurs in 10-15 days. Seeds should be buried 2 times their narrowest dimension and covered with finely raked...

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.

Fragrantissima's heavenly perfume is equaled only by the assortment of shades and patterns that the mix contains. Harvest in the morning when flowers are their freshest and petals are just opening.

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. Seeds should be buried 2 times their narrowest dimension and covered with finely raked soil or vermiculite unless...

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. Sure to be a garden favorite! Gorgeous, red and white striped sweet pea blossoms are extremely fragrant.

Water regularly during warm, dry conditions to keep them blooming. Once the vines start to bloom, cut the flowers for arrangements and enjoy. Planting and Growing Tips: These uniquely-shaped flowers thrive in rich, well-drained soil but will tolerate...

The more you cut, the more they'll grow. Once the vines start to bloom, cut the flowers for arrangements and enjoy. Each packet contains approximately 50 seeds. If you're new to growing sweet peas, Grandiflora Mix is the one! Strongly scented and contains...

The sweet pea seeds usually emerge in about 10 days, but it can take two weeks or more.when they are about 6 inches tall to stimulate lateral growth and bushiness. You canin warm water for 24 hours to soften the seed coat, or nick the seeds with a file...

The more light the plants have, the better they flower. In fact, they'll often die back once the temperatures rise.Getting blooms on sweet peas once they've been hit with high nitrogen fertilizer is more challenging.

It's simply the result of the weather and environment.You can expect to see sweet peas dropping buds when night temperatures below 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1 C.) follow a warm day. Avoid nitrogen problems with sweet peas by using ainstead.

Water regularly during warm, dry conditions to keep them blooming. Once the vines start to bloom, cut the flowers for arrangements and enjoy. Planting and Growing Tips: These uniquely-shaped flowers thrive in rich, well-drained soil but will tolerate...

The seedpods don't begin to form until after the flower dies, so the flowers must remain on the plant until they are dead. The process can take a couple of weeks, but check them often.

To pinch sweet pea plants, wait until they are 4 to 8 inches high. Have been cultivated since the early 1700s. It's one of the wonders of growing these delightful vines. Take the growing tip between your forefinger and thumbnail and snip the growing tip...

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 short varieties that top out at a height of about one foot, but you can choose taller varieties as long...

You've probably heard that pea vine can be eaten (and boy, is it delicious!), but that is in reference to the), a completely different animal than sweet peas. They blossom continuously in cooler climates but can be enjoyed by those in warmer regions as...