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Lathyrus odoratus Winter Sunshine Formula Mix - seeds
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The Sweet Pea or Lathyrus odoratus Winter Sunshine™ 'Formula Mix' offers a blend of cultivars from the Winter Sunshine™ series that bring early flowering, starting in March. It includes shades of cream, mauve, scarlet, navy blue, lavender, and pink, for example. Well adapted to our climates and the length of daylight in late winter (tested in England and the Netherlands), this series is cold-resistant and also heat-tolerant (also tested in California). The flowers are fragrant, the plants are vigorous and floriferous, with long stems. Growing quickly, the 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 'Winter Sunshine' series stands out with high-performance plants that offer the earliest flowering. Each plant 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 takes place in March and April. The butterfly flowers are large, grouped in axillary clusters, 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 deeply in the soil to draw water and nutrients.
Sweet peas thrive in sunny locations, in well-drained, fairly rich soils. Their flowering brings charm to bouquets, hanging baskets, and any support they cover in a season. They are just as charming rambling in flower beds, using neighbouring plants or shrubs as support. Combine 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 a cottage garden and also thrive in the fertile, well-watered soil of a vegetable garden or a cutting garden, where they provide a good supply of cut flowers.
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This early flowering Sweet Pea from the 'Winter Sunshine' range needs its own sowing tips.
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 and the application of flowering plant fertiliser, as well as removing faded flowers, will promote abundant flowering. Provide a trellis or sturdy support to allow the plants to climb. Regular watering at the beginning will accelerate its growth.
In the Netherlands, direct sowing in May for autumn flowering has also been successfully attempted.
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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).
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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 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:
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.