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Lathyrus odoratus Firebrand - Sweet Pea Seeds

Lathyrus odoratus Spencer Firebrand
Sweet Pea, Vetch, Vetchling

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'Firebrand' is a very pretty Sweet pea variety from the Spencer series, producing large, scarlet red flowers with good fragrance. This voluble and abundantly-flowering annual is remarkably vigorous, covering up its support in no time or creating a spectacular ground cover. It will look beautiful clambering up fences, or romantically cascading down from hanging baskets. Its flowers are gorgeous in bouquets.
Flower size
3 cm
Height at maturity
2.20 m
Exposure
Sun
Annual / Perennial
Annual
Germination time (days)
14 days
Sowing method
Direct sowing
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Sowing period March to April
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Flowering time June to August
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Description

'Firebrand' is a very pretty Sweet pea variety from the Spencer series, producing large, scarlet red flowers with good fragrance. This voluble and abundantly-flowering annual is remarkably vigorous, covering up its support in no time or creating a spectacular ground cover. It will look beautiful clambering up fences, or romantically cascading down from hanging baskets. Its flowers are gorgeous in bouquets.

 

Lathyrus odoratus is an annual herbaceous plant of the Fabaceae family originating from south-eastern Italy and Sicily. ‘Firebrand’ is a climbing variety: it can reach up to 2.50 m in height and 30 cm in width in the space of a few months. Its quadrangular winged stems have stipules at their base, bear pairs of light-green leaflets and end in a terminal tendril. Flowering takes place from June to August. The papilionaceous flowers are large and grouped in axillary clusters. The flowers are composed of 5 petals: a standard, 2 free wing petals, and 2 fused petals. They give off a delicate fragrance, which has a sweet floral aroma with honeyed and musky notes. The fruit is a flat pod that splits at maturity, forcibly expelling its seeds away from the plant. It is essential to regularly remove wilted flowers, as seed production stunts flowering. Sweet peas root deeply in the ground to find water and nutrients.

 

Sweet peas are irreplaceable, their charming and old-fashioned flowers make quaint bouquets, look stunning in hanging baskets will soon cover up an old garden wall or fence. They are beautiful in summer flower beds, where they will use neighbouring plants or shrubs as a support. They can also form colourful carpets when grown as ground cover. Sweet peas are a must-have in cottage gardens alongside peonies, hollyhocks, fox gloves, peach leaved bellflowers, and columbines. They also do well in the fertile and well-watered soil of the vegetable garden, where they can be used as cut flowers.

Flowering

Flower colour red
Flowering time June to August
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 3 cm
Fragrance Fragrant, floral, smooth, honeyed, musky
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 2.20 m
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Lathyrus

Species

odoratus Spencer

Cultivar

Firebrand

Family

Fabaceae

Other common names

Sweet Pea, Vetch, Vetchling

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference8593111

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Planting and care

Before sowing them, let the seeds soak in a bowl of water for 6 hours. This will improve the germination speed.

Sow Sweet Peas directly in place at the base of a trellis in March-April, in small holes (group of 2 or 3 seeds) at a depth of 2.5 cm. Leave a minimum distance of 30 cm between two holes.
When the seedlings have reached the stage of the second pair of leaves, cut the tip of each stem to promote branching.
Regular watering without excess will accelerate its growth. A sunny location, a supply of fertilizer for flowering plants, and the removal of faded flowers will promote abundant flowering from June to August.
Beware of snails and slugs that love to devour young plants.

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Sowing period

Sowing period March to April
Sowing method Direct sowing
Germination time (days) 14 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope, Climbing, Vegetable garden
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Draining, rich
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