• Eventual Height: 2.5m
• Eventual Spread: 50cm

Old fashioned, highly fragrant sweet pea collection

sweet pea collection

The sweet pea was introduced to the UK in 1699 when a Sicilian monk, Francis Cupani, sent seeds of this fragrant annual to Dr Robert Uvedale, a teacher from Enfield, Middlesex. Thanks to its gorgeous scent the sweet pea gained popularity throughout the centuries. Over four hundred years later the range of colours has increased enormously, but many of the modern varieties lack the scent of their older uncles and aunts.

This collection of rare, old fashioned sweet peas contains ten plants in individual, 8cm pots from a selection of the following varieties:

• America - bred in 1896 has flowers white striped with red
• Annie B Gilroy - cerise blooms and was bred in 1909
• Apricot Sprite - attractive shades of glowing apricot
• Countess Cadogan - bred in 1899 is violet and blue bicolour flowers
• Cream Southbourne - luscious cream flowers
• Cupanis Original - the original plant from 1699, has purple and blue bicolour flowers
• Henry Eckford - bred in 1906 has bright orange blooms
• Janet Scott - bright pink flowers and was bred in 1903
• Lord Nelson - bred in 1907 has flowers of navy blue
• Mrs Collier - bred in 1907 has cream blooms
• Matucana - maroon and purple flowers introduced into the UK in 1699
• Painted Lady - lovely pink and white bicoloured flowers and was bred in 1737
• Prima Dona - pink self-hooded flowers and was bred in 1896
• Violet Queen - bred in 1877 has violet self-hooded flowers
• Winston Churchill - rich crimson red blooms
• Princess Elizabeth - salmon pink with creamy buff blooms
• Mrs R. Bolton - light pink blooms
• Air Warden - scarlet cerise blooms
• Geranium Pink - cerise pink , scuffed with orange blooms
• Leamington - pale sky blue blooms
• Red Ensign - scarlet red blooms
• White Ensign - pure white blooms
• Blue Velvet - deep sea blue flowers
  This mixed collection has been put together specifically for Crocus by our favourite sweet pea specialist. Each plant will have been cut back once so that you get a nice, seedling plant that should be at least 5cm (2in) tall.
  Plant Care:
  
  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, such as Tomorite for plenty of flowers. Don't forget to keep cutting the flowers so that you get plenty more!
  Please note that the individual plants are not labelled, and as sweet peas are annuals, they will only last for one summer
  • Eventual Height: 2.5m
  • Eventual Spread: 50cm