Sweet peas: the most beautiful varieties
7 stunning Sweet Peas to adopt this spring
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Sweet peas, or Lathyrus odoratus, display beautiful light flowers with a sweet fragrance in summer. These plants are primarily annuals that thrive in sunny, rich soil, as sweet peas are very hungry. Their lightness and ease of cultivation are real assets for creating flower borders and beds in the garden or charming pots on a balcony or terrace: we have therefore selected the seven most beautiful varieties of sweet peas for you to plant without delay!
Lathyrus odoratus 'King Edward VII'
Sweet pea ‘King Edward VII’ is a climbing annual plant with a vigorous growth habit (2m to 2.5m), featuring crimson red flowers that stand out for their abundant and highly fragrant flowering. Created by Henry Eckford in 1903, it was awarded by the “Royal Horticultural Society” in 1995 for its unmatched qualities after more than 90 years!
In a romantic border, pair them with Cosmos (x) bipinnatus ‘Sonata Rose’ with pale pink daisy-like flowers, alongside Knautia macedonica ‘Melton Pastels’ which bears charming little flowers in blue, mauve, pink, salmon, and purple all summer long. The Pennisetum villosum, a graceful grass, seems to bow in summer under the weight of its pure white fluffy spikes. The Verbena bonariensis adds a lot of lightness to the overall display from late spring to autumn.
A beautiful countryside scene around the sweet pea ‘King Edward VII’ amidst the fluffy cloud of spikes from Pennisetum villosum and the Buenos Aires verbena Verbena bonariensis above. Below, an explosion of deep pink with the daisies of Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sonata light pink’ and Knautia macedonica ‘Melton pastels’
Lathyrus odoratus 'Route 66'
Climbing with tendrils, the sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus ‘Route 66’ can reach 1.80 m in height and 30 cm in width within a few months. This new variety is distinguished by its large, highly fragrant flowers, combining an almost red pink tone with white on their undulating corollas. Valued in cut flower arrangements, they will also cascade in romantic garlands from hanging baskets. To be grown in fertile, cool soil, in full sun. The flowering period is from June to August. The butterfly-like flowers are of a beautiful size.
Pair them with the Saponaria officinalis ‘Rosea Plena’, adorned with semi-double, soft pink pompom flowers that are lightly scented. For a feminine touch, dare to choose the fun Dahlia ‘Franz Kafka’, a pompon dahlia with small, round mauve-pink flowers shaped like a honeycomb.
Sensory pleasures with the sweet pea ‘Route 66’ on the left alongside the Dahlia ‘Franz Kafka’ on the right and the soapwort Saponaria ‘Rosea plena’ in the centre
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Lathyrus odoratus 'Painted Lady'
Lathyrus odoratus ‘Painted lady’ has bicoloured pink and white flowers. Its small flowers emit a fragrance considered one of the best since 1737, the year of its creation. This vigorous climbing plant can reach 3 m, making it perfect for flowering a trellis, a fence, or even a pot on the terrace throughout the summer.
Pair it as in an English mixed border with the Delphinium belladonna ‘Casablanca’, offering pure white flowering single flowers from June to September. The Eryngium ebracteatum var. poterioides for its very long flowering with small light conical inflorescences amidst the large changing inflorescences of the Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Kazan’ transitioning from greenish white to pink mixed with cream.
A large generous pink flowerbed around the bicoloured sweet peas of Lathyrus odoratus ‘Painted lady’, amidst the changing hydrangea ‘Kazan’ and the pure white spikes of Delphinium belladonna ‘Casablanca’ and the airy and graphic Eryngium ebracteatum poterioides
Lathyrus odoratus 'White Ensign'
Lathyrus odoratus ‘White Ensign’ is a vigorous, floriferous, and fragrant variety of sweet pea, with large, undulating flowers of sparkling white. Packed into tall, well-formed bouquets, they are stunning in home bouquets or on a fence trellis. This variety, one of the best in its category, climbs, sprawls, or cascades in floral garlands, lending itself to multiple uses.
For a bed that highlights white, pair it with Gaura lindheimerii ‘Blanche’, which is covered in small white flowers. The Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’ boasts large spikes of deep blue flowers, which continue from summer until the first frosts. The purple foliage of the Héliopsis helianthoides ‘Summer Pink’ is already a surprise with its pink, green, and cream variegation. The flowers forming bright suns of Artemisia lactiflora ‘Guizhou’, with its black foliage contrasting with an ivory white flowering create a stunning effect. The Nicotiana sylvestris, produces large floral spikes, with tubular flowers that end in trumpets, ivory white and delicately fragrant.
A large bed where the delicate, fragrant pure white sweet peas ‘White Ensign’ emerge from the airy flowering of the ‘Guizhou’ lactiflora wormwood and the Gaura above. Below, the ‘Victoria Blue’ sage with bronze foliage of the Heliopsis and fragrant white floral spikes of the ornamental tobacco.
Lathyrus odoratus 'Bicolour Purple Pimpernel'
The Lathyrus odoratus ‘Bicolour Purple Pimpernel’ offers large fragrant flowers, which combine two tones of great finesse: a purple approaching rosy brown and a violet pink washed with lavender blue. Its long voluble stems allow it to cover any support in a season or to carpet summer beds, while diffusing a sweet fragrance. Poetic and moving like a flight of butterflies, it trails in garlands from hanging baskets and will feature in bouquets.
It is a greedy plant, but generous, to be grown in a suspension alongside the delicate Felicia amelloides, small blue daisy with a yellow centre. The Bacopa Blutopia Blue or Sutera cordata is a very floriferous annual thanks to its charming small porcelain-coloured flowers, which spread out in all directions. The combination thrives in full sun as well as in partial shade, and their semi-trailing habit is ideal for suspensions and balcony boxes.
A beautiful romantic display for a flowering suspension with the sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus ‘bicolour Purple Pimpernel’ alongside the blue daisies of Felicia amelloides and Bacopa blutopia
Lathyrus odoratus 'Night and Day'
Lathyrus odoratus Night & Day offers a lovely contrast with its highly fragrant pure white and dark burgundy flowers. It is a vigorous plant that covers large areas both on the ground and vertically. It also cascades romantically from hanging baskets and should be grown in fertile, cool soil or substrate, in full sun.
Install this Sweet Pea in the garden for a guaranteed effect with Canna ‘Red Wine’ which boasts large dark red leaves and cherry red flower spikes. Dare to add an exotic and gourmet touch with Perilla frutescens or Shiso, with a flavour that combines basil, mint, cumin, and lemon balm.
Beautiful deep red hues surrounding the Sweet Pea Lathyrus odoratus ‘Night and Day’ with Canna ‘Red Wine’ and Perilla frutescens or Japanese parsley.
Lathyrus odoratus 'Bijou'
Lathyrus odoratus dwarf ‘Bijou’ offers a long, fragrant flowering from summer to autumn with flowers in various shades of purple, pink, or red. Very interesting for borders and rockeries, low-growing and with a compact habit, this Sweet Pea is easy to grow in pots and is well suited for hanging baskets.
Create a delicious and unusual bed with Salvia discolor featuring deep indigo blue almost black flowers, with a delicious blackcurrant scent. Mix in Coreopsis rosea ‘Limerock Ruby’ covered in deep ruby red flowers from summer to autumn, against dark green foliage. The Agastache foeniculum ‘Golden Jubilee’ with its bright golden yellow foliage and anise scent, blends beautifully with the whole in summer thanks to its long mauve flowering.
Deep blue spectacle of dwarf sweet peas ‘Bijou’ amidst the blue spikes of agastache and Salvia discolor. The beautiful deep red daisies of Coreopsis rosea ‘Limerock Ruby’ on the bright green anise-scented foliage of ‘Golden Jubilee’ agastache.
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