Sweet Pea Plants In Containers

Soft pastel flowers are blushed cream, with the standard and wing petals brushed and banded deep pink. 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.

Thin to 6" apart when true leaves appear.Transplant: Sow 4-6 weeks before planting out. Darkness is required for germination. Keep soil surface moist until emergence. Pinch when 6-8" tall to encourage denser branching and more flowers.

We've selected only the best for you. All have a slight honey or orangey aroma and make excellent spring cut flowers. Henry Eckford, the father of modern sweet peas and the leading developer in the late 1800s, produced over 100 varieties.

GARDEN HINTS: Sow near a fence or trellis, in a sunny area, as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Mulching is recommended to keep soil cool and conserve moisture. Plants grow best in cool weather.

Sun, partial shade. The strong-stemmed statuesque plants, standing 4' tall, will quickly cover a trellis with fragrant blooms. We are in love with this standout variety and its large, dense gorgeous clusters of blush cream petals, brushed rosy wing petals...

Darkness is required for germination. Thin to one plant when the true leaves appear. Transplant outside as soon as the soil can be worked. Cutting flowers increases bloom.4-6 days.

350 seeds/oz.; 15 days, 55°F. Plants produce a profusion of bright ruffled blooms in a rainbow of colors. (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.

After pre-chilling, place seed on sterile seedling mix and cover lightly. Needs darkness to germinate. Needs a period of pre-chilling. Germination may take up to 30 days. To hasten germination the seed can be rubbed with sandpaper and soaked for one hour...

For those varieties that indicate a (1) or (6), a very light covering of vermiculite will allow adequate light to the seed and keep it uniformly moist. As a general rule, flowers can be sown when soil has warmed to at least 55°F.

Water regularly during warm, dry conditions to keep them blooming. Planting and Growing Tips: These uniquely-shaped flowers thrive in rich, well-drained soil but will tolerate most growing conditions.

This very fragrant sweet pea has beautiful blue and white blossoms. 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.

(Annual, 5-6′ tall) Learn more about Growing Sweet Peas here. Water regularly during warm, dry conditions to keep them blooming. Plants like full sun and cool weather. Each packet contains approximately 50 seeds.

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. Sow the seeds an inch deep, spacing climbing types 6 inches apart and bush types 1...

You don't have to stand constant watch over them, but visit them every few days to remove the spent blossoms. Flowering slows and might even stop if the plants form pods. Take your pruners along so you can gather a few flowers to enjoy indoors.is the...

In most cases, you can simply wait until temperatures rise.You might be able to prevent some buds from dropping by holding off on the fertilizer until after the flowers are in full bloom.

After pre-chilling, place seed on sterile seedling mix and cover lightly. Needs darkness to germinate. Needs a period of pre-chilling. Germination may take up to 30 days. To hasten germination the seed can be rubbed with sandpaper and soaked for one hour...

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. Soak seeds overnight prior to planting to improve germination and sow — 1/2 inch deep — as soon...

On the other hand, if you wait too long, the brittle seed pods will break open and drop their seeds to the ground. Bring the seedpods indoors and remove the seeds from the pods. If you want to plant them in another location or share your seeds with a...

Pinching out sweet peas will force the plant hormones called auxins to move to the side or auxiliary tips. Once the peas have sprouted to 3 to 4 inches high, theto 5 or 6 inches apart.

As a general rule, flowers can be sown when soil has warmed to at least 55°F. Germination occurs between 70-85°F and within 6-15 days. Early watering and good weed control will generally alleviate most problems.

If your summers are very hot and your winters aren't freezing, plant your peas in autumn when you plant your bulbs. Sweet peas are vining plants, and they'll need something tall to support them as they grow.

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...

As a general rule, flowers can be sown when soil has warmed to at least 55°F. Germination occurs between 70-85°F and within 6-15 days. Early watering and good weed control will generally alleviate most problems.

For those varieties that indicate a (1) or (6), a very light covering of vermiculite will allow adequate light to the seed and keep it uniformly moist. As a general rule, flowers can be sown when soil has warmed to at least 55°F.