lathyrus

sweet pea lathyrus

The genus consists of about 150 species of annuals and perennials, many of them are tendril climbers and some of them are edible. The leaves are pinnate, with racemes of pea-shaped flowers that come in a wide range of colours from red, pink, mauve and white to blue and even pale yellow. The flowers are followed by long thin seed pods. You should grow them in humus-rich, fertile, well drained soil with full light. You can propagate the annuals by seeds; remember to soak before sowing in early spring or early autumn.

Classification

  • Common Names: sweet pea lathyrus

  • Family: oderatus

  • Variety:

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Sweat pea seedlings
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Sweetpea seedlings
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Sweetpeas in a pot

Propagation Notes

  • Plant Type: annual

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2024-03-17: Sow some more seed to increase the plants for the obelisk. Expecting a wonderful show this year.

2024-03-16: Finished building the sweetpea obelisk with large bamboo for the main sun bed.

2024-02-27: Got 8 sweet peas up and going. Now growing them on in pots and starting to put the bamboo trellis together for the sweetpeas

2024-02-04: The sweetpeas are the first plants from my indoor sowing program to germinate this season, approx 2 weeks after sowing.

2024-01-26: Sow seed in pods indoors

2023-11-30: Seed from Dobbies. Old fashioned Mix variety.

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sweat pea
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sweatpeas growing
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sweetpeas
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sweat peas
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sweat peas