Lathyrus odoratus 'Royal Wedding'
spencer sweet pea seed Royal Wedding
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Flowering period: June to September
- Flower colour: creamy white
- Other features: highly scented flowers
- Hardiness: hardy annual
The fragrant, creamy white flowers are produced in open clusters on long stems throughout the summer and contrast well with the greyish-green foliage. An elegant sweet pea that has a delicious scent, it will look super when allowed to scramble through an obelisk and will attract bees and other beneficial insects. - Garden care:From October to late February, sow seeds into deep pots or root trainers filled with a good-quality seed compost and place them in a cold frame. Pinch out the tips as the plants grow to encourage them to become bushier and produce more flowers, and harden off before planting out in early April. Direct sowings can also be made in October or March-April. It is important to remove the faded flowers before they set seed, so picking them to fill a vase inside will only encourage more to form.
- Sow: October-April
- Flowering: June-September
- Approximate quantity: 20 seeds.
Lathyrus odoratus 'Charlie's Angel'
spencer sweet pea seed Charlies Angel
An easy to mix soft shade
Lathyrus odoratus 'Gwendoline'
spencer sweet pea seed Gwendoline
Cream-flushed-pink blooms
Lathyrus odoratus 'Mrs Bernard Jones'
spencer sweet pea seed Mrs Bernard Jones
One of the best
Slim multi-purpose soft-tie
Slim multi-purpose soft-tie
Tie is designed for use with the thinner, delicate stems of climbing annuals
Lathyrus odoratus 'Mollie Rillstone'
spencer sweet pea seed Mollie Rillstone
One for the exhibitors
Root trainers
Root trainers
Perfect for seeds, seedlings and plugs
Willow poles
Willow poles
Ideal for runner beans and sweet peas
How to get more flowers
Many flowering plants can be encouraged to produce better and longer-lasting displays with the minimum of effort. A plant produces flowers in order to reproduce and ensure the survival of the species. Once a plant has flowered and fertilisation has...
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Deadheading will prevent them setting seed and so use their energy producing a further flush of blooms later on. Plants that respond well to deadheading include annuals such as Ageratum, Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Centaurea, Cosmos, Dahlia, foxglove, Californian poppy, sweet...
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