Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'

everlasting sweet pea

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to September
• Hardiness: fully hardy

  
  Ever popular, this plant is smothered in showy sprays of scarlet, sweet pea-like flowers from June to September among grey-green leaves. A vigorous, perennial climber, it looks lovely scrambling over a sunny wall or through a hedge or evergreen shrub, although initially it needs to be tied into supports. Unlike the annual sweet pea, it has no fragrance.
  

• Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter in the planting hole. Pinch out the shoot tips to encourage bushy growth and tie in new shoots to a support. Cut back the plant to ground level in early spring.
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 2m
  • Eventual Spread: 2m
  Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl' - everlasting sweet pea Ideal for a sunny wall