Lathyrus odoratus 'Diamond Jubilee'

spencer sweet pea seed Diamond Jubilee

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to September
• Flower colour: white
• Other features:sweet fragrance
• Hardiness: hardy annual
  
  The pure white blooms look sublime in the garden, are highly scented and will make wonderful cut flowers - so they are perfect for commemorating the Queens 60-year reign. Let them scramble up pea sticks in garden beds or big pots, or for a wilder look, leave them to scramble over other plants in the border.
  
  
• 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. 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-February or April
  
  
• Flowering: June-September
  
  
• Approximate quantity: 20 seeds.