Lathyrus odoratus 'Charlie's Angel'

spencer sweet pea seed Charlies Angel

sweet pea Charlie's Angel as chosen by BBC Gardeners World magazine (July 2011) as the best ever sweet pea. They say 'This exceptional variety blooms for a long period and has superb perfume making it good for garden display, cut blooms or showing. Charlie's Angel was the first ever spencer type sweet pea to receive the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to September
• Flower colour: lavender-blue
• Other features: highly scented flowers
• Hardiness: hardy annual
  
  Highly scented lavender-blue flowers add an alluring touch to cottage gardens or informal planting schemes, when they can be allowed to scramble over supporting obelisks, arches or trellis. Their soft colouring mixes well with stronger purples, blues and pinks.
  
  
• 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. Before planting out, incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter in the planting hole. Apply a balanced liquid plant food every two weeks while in growth and deadhead regulary to encourage more flowers.
  
  
• Sow: October-February or April
  
  
• Flowering: June-September
  
  
• Approximate quantity: 20 seeds.