Sweet peas at Perch Hill
Read about how we grow our sweet peas at Perch Hill.
20 seeds 040037 | £3.25 |
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Beautiful, subtly coloured, modern grandiflora sweet pea, with excellent scent and longer stems than older varieties. Sweet Pea 'Fire and Ice' flowers as if dusted softly with pink and purple pigment.
Scent 8/10
Genus | Lathyrus |
Group/Species | odoratus (Grandiflora) |
Variety | Fire and Ice |
Common Name | Sweet Pea |
Border Position | Cutting Garden, On a Climbing Support |
Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
Scent | Scented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
Height | 1.8m (6ft) |
Spacing | 15cm |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Sow October to April, 2 seeds into 1 Rootrainer. When roots fill container, pot on 2 seedlings together into a 1 litre pot. Pinch out tips when plants have 4 pairs of leaves. If autumn sown, overwinter in a light, cool place. Seeds may germinate best after soaking or chipping. |
Care Tips | Remove the climbing tendrils as they grow. Tie the stem into your framework on a regular basis. Can be grown in deep container pots up a climbing frame. Find out how to cordon train your sweet pea in Sarah's how-to guide. |
Flowering | May - August (winter-sown), or June-September (spring-sown), 12-14 weeks from spring sowing of seed. |
Vase Life | 4-5 days. Avoid direct sunlight and heat. This has a beautiful scent. |
Harvesting | Keep picking as often as you can. |
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Read about how we grow our sweet peas at Perch Hill.
Find the best method of growing sweet peas from seed for strong, productive plants.
Sarah shows you how to sow sweet pea seeds in the winter for more productive plants in the summer months.
Sarah shows us how to plant her recently delivered sweet pea seedlings.
Discover how to cordon train your sweet peas for magnificent plants.
Find out the fascinating story behind the sweet pea.
In this quick video, Sarah shows you how to tie in your sweet peas for greater production and straighter, longer stems.
Sarah shows you how to deadhead your sweet peas, and tells you why it's important to do so, along with her philosophy of 'the generous gardener gets...
Sarah shows us how to make a really quick and easy, colourful table centrepiece with sweet peas, something that is perfect for a summer party or...
If you want sweet peas with spectacularly long, perfectly straight stems and lots of large flowers on each stem, it's a good idea to layer them.
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