Lathyrus odoratus Spring Sunshine Lilac Seeds - Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus Spring Sunshine Lilac Seeds - Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus grandiflora Spring Sunshine Lilac
Sweet Pea
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Description
Sweet Pea or Lathyrus odoratus Spring Sunshine Lilac offers large, fragrant flowers in a soft, uniform lilac-mauve. The Spring Sunshine series offers early and heat-resistant varieties, suitable for Mediterranean climates and for pot cultivation in greenhouses or conservatories. The plants are vigorous and highly floriferous, making excellent cut flowers. With rapid growth, the sturdy stems develop tendrils that will cling to the support you provide.
Lathyrus odoratus is an annual herbaceous plant in the Fabaceae family, native to southeastern Italy and Sicily. The Spring Sunshine Lilac variety stands out for its high-end performance and very early flowering. It can reach 2m in height and 40cm in width within a few months. Its light green leaves are paired on quadrangular stems, with stipules at the base and extended into tendrils. Flowering occurs between April and June. The butterfly flowers are large, grouped in axillary clusters, with a soft lilac colour and slightly wavy petals. They consist of 5 petals, with the uppermost, also the largest, taking the form of a banner, while the others have an intermediate shape between the lip and the tube. They emit a delicate fragrance, with a sweet floral aroma and hints of honey and musk, very feminine. The fruit is a flat pod that twists and expels its seeds to a distance. It is essential to remove faded flowers, as seed production immediately stops flowering. Sweet peas root deeply in the soil to draw water and nutrients.
Sweet peas thrive in warm and sunny locations, in well-drained, even rocky soils. Their charming and nostalgic flowering adds a lot of charm to bouquets, hanging baskets, and any support they can cover in one season. They are equally charming wandering in flower beds, using neighbouring plants or shrubs as support. Pair them with coreopsis, echinaceas, gauras, and annuals like poppies or cosmos. They can also create beautiful carpets by combining the colours of several varieties. They are essential in cottage gardens and also thrive in the fertile, well-watered soil of vegetable gardens or cutting gardens, where they provide a good supply of cut flowers.
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Botanical data
Lathyrus
odoratus grandiflora
Spring Sunshine Lilac
Fabaceae
Sweet Pea
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
This Sweet Pea from the Spring Sunshine range requires its own sowing tips due to its early flowering.
Sow Sweet Peas in pots and under cover (in a cold frame in mild regions or indoors at 10°C elsewhere) in September or October, in groups of 2 or 3 seeds, at a depth of 2.5 cm. When the seedlings have reached the stage of the second pair of leaves, pinch out the growing tip in the usual way to encourage strong lateral growth. Keep the compost moist.
Autumn sowing produces the most robust plants. Alternatively, you can sow the seeds under cover 10 to 12 weeks before the last frost and plant them in the ground just before the last frost.
When transplanting, leave a minimum distance of 30 cm between two plants. A sunny location, feeding with flowering plant fertiliser, and the removal of faded flowers will promote abundant flowering. Provide a trellis or sturdy support for the plants to climb. Regular watering at the beginning will accelerate its growth.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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