Sweet Pea Plant

Shield from direct hot sun. Long, strong stems are ideal for cutting. Accents for trellises, fences and other living walls. 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.

Can be spelled either as sweet pea or sweetpea.All parts of this plant are poisonous, including the seeds. Developed for flowering under short days, low light conditions, and in cool greenhouses.

This mix of his best has an incredible color range: shell pink, maroon, violet, cream, blue and crimson striped with white. Considered very romantic, some antique strains can be wonderful if chosen carefully; others can be duds.

Plants are heat tolerant. In the Deep South, Gulf and Pacific Coast areas, sow seeds from fall to early spring. Beautiful collection of colors. Mulching is recommended to keep soil cool and conserve moisture.

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

Darkness is required for germination. Thin to 6" apart when true leaves appear.Transplant: Sow 4-6 weeks before planting out. Sweet Peas do not store well, but if necessary store at a temperature of 36-39°F (2-4°C), providing at least 12 hours of light...

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

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.

Press into the medium but do not cover. Best grown in full sun on a fence or trellis. Pyrethrin will control most insects. Seeds should be buried 2 times their narrowest dimension and covered with finely raked soil or vermiculite unless otherwise noted.

The color and beauty of a flower garden can lift the spirit and renew the soul, and a bouquet of fresh cut flowers will bring sunshine into your home. Press into the medium but do not cover.

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. Seed is rare and not always available.

Water regularly during warm, dry conditions to keep them blooming. This very fragrant sweet pea has beautiful blue and white blossoms. Plants like full sun and cool weather. Once the vines start to bloom, cut the flowers for arrangements and enjoy.

Once the vines start to bloom, cut the flowers for arrangements and enjoy. Each packet contains approximately 50 seeds. Plants like full sun and cool weather. (Annual, 5-6′ tall) Learn more about Growing Sweet Peas here.

If you are growing climbing sweet peas, have your trellis in place before planting the sweet pea seeds so that you don't damage the roots by trying to install it later. Avoid planting them near a wall where air can't circulate freely.freestar.queue.push(function()...

The ideal day length is 16 hours, followed by eight hours of darkness. There are several reasons why this happens. Flowering slows and might even stop if the plants form pods. Day length isn't critical, but bear in mind that they may not do their absolute...

The good news is that the plants can be saved, and the buds will regrow. Find out what causes bud drop and what to do about it in this article.We all hate to see the sweet pea flowers falling off, but it's even more distressing when the buds drop off...

Press into the medium but do not cover. Best grown in full sun on a fence or trellis. Pyrethrin will control most insects. Seeds should be buried 2 times their narrowest dimension and covered with finely raked soil or vermiculite unless otherwise noted.

Water regularly during warm, dry conditions to keep them blooming. There's a reason that vintage flowers are so desirable! Painted Lady Sweet Pea is a delicate blend of pink and white tones, with an enchanting fragrance.

As the seed pods dry, they pop open and drop their seeds to the ground. The process can take a couple of weeks, but check them often. Bring the seedpods indoors and remove the seeds from the pods.

To pinch sweet pea plants, wait until they are 4 to 8 inches high. By the 1880s, Henry Eckford began hybridizing the sweet scented blooms for more color variety. Take the growing tip between your forefinger and thumbnail and snip the growing tip off using...

Apply 1-2 cups of TSC's Complete fertilizer per 5 row feet, and 1 inch of compost. Take a bit of time, relax and enjoy a cup of steaming hot chocolate, and look over our selections.

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...

He later passed the seeds onto a botanist at the medical school in Amsterdam who later published a paper on sweet peas, including the first botanical illustration.Darlings of the late Victorian era, sweet peas were cross bred and developed by a Scottish...

Apply 1-2 cups of TSC's Complete fertilizer per 5 row feet, and 1 inch of compost. Take a bit of time, relax and enjoy a cup of steaming hot chocolate, and look over our selections.

The color and beauty of a flower garden can lift the spirit and renew the soul, and a bouquet of fresh cut flowers will bring sunshine into your home. Press into the medium but do not cover.