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Lathyrus odoratus Spring Sunshine White Seeds - Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus grandiflora Spring Sunshine White
Sweet Pea

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A series designed for the hot and dry climate of California or Mediterranean climates. It also thrives in a greenhouse or conservatory. This variety offers large, fragrant white flowers that bloom from April to June, on sturdy and highly floriferous stems. They are perfect as cut flowers for bouquets. Its vigour allows it to cover any support.
Flower size
4 cm
Height at maturity
2 m
Exposure
Sun
Annual / Perennial
Annual
Germination time (days)
21 days
Sowing method
Sowing under cover
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Sowing period September to October
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Flowering time April to June
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Description

The Sweet Pea or Lathyrus odoratus Spring Sunshine White is part of a series that offers early and heat-resistant varieties, suitable for Mediterranean climates. It is not recommended in the north, as it requires a warmer climate, but it also thrives in pots, greenhouses, or conservatories. The flowers are fragrant, the plants are vigorous and very floriferous. They make excellent cut flowers. This annual climbing plant produces large white flowers on long stems that naturally cling to the support you provide with their tendrils.

Lathyrus odoratus is an annual herbaceous plant from the fabaceae family, native to southeastern Italy and Sicily. The Spring Sunshine White variety stands out for its high-performance and very early flowering. It can reach 2m in height and 40cm in width in just 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-like flowers are large, grouped in axillary clusters, bright white, with slightly wavy petals. They consist of 5 petals, with the upper one, 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 deep enough in the soil to draw water and nutrients.

Sweet peas thrive in warm and sunny locations, in well-drained, even rocky soils. Their touching and old-fashioned flowering brings charm to bouquets, hanging baskets, and any support they will cover in one season. They are just as 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 mixing 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.

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time April to June
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 4 cm
Fragrance Fragrant
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms
Flowering description Their butterfly-like, 3 to 4 cm long flowers, appear in clusters of 3 to 4 at the ends of short stems.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour medium green
Foliage description The fast-growing winged stems bear elliptical, medium green leaflets, approximately 5 to 6 cm long.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 2 m
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate very fast

Botanical data

Genus

Lathyrus

Species

odoratus grandiflora

Cultivar

Spring Sunshine White

Family

Fabaceae

Other common names

Sweet Pea

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference21498

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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 strongest plants. Alternatively, you can sow the seeds under cover 10 to 12 weeks before the last frost and plant them in open ground just before the last frost.

When transplanting, leave a minimum distance of 30 cm between two plants. A sunny location and the application of flowering plant fertiliser, as well as the removal of faded flowers, will promote abundant flowering. Provide a trellis or sturdy support for the plants to climb. Regular watering at the start will accelerate their growth.

 

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Sowing period

Sowing period September to October
Sowing method Sowing under cover
Germination time (days) 21 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Container, Climbing
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Avoid poorly drained soils that can cause root rot.

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