Lathyrus odoratus 'Tara'

spencer sweet pea seed Tara

size: 4 plants

available to order from winter 2012

£6.99

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• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to September
• Flower colour: magenta pink
• Other features: sweetly scented flowers
• Hardiness: hardy annual
  
  Vibrant magenta pink flowers, that have a deliciously sweet scent, appear for several months from early summer. A favourite for the cottage garden, sweet peas are fast growing once they have had a chance to settle in, and look wonderful scrambling over a framework of brushwood stems. Alternatively plant them near a well-established shrub and let them tumble over that.
  
  
• Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter in the planting hole. To make sure you keep the plants in top condition spray regularly with a fungicide as all sweet peas are prone to mildew, and feed with a high potash fertiliser, such as Tomorite for plenty of flowers. Don't forget to keep cutting the flowers so that you get plenty more!