Sweet Pea 'Mrs Collier'

Sweet Pea 'Mrs Collier' is a lovely and very fragrant cream sweet pea. Sweet peas are all easy to grow and will fill your garden and house with the best scent ever.

20 seeds

4 seedlings

8 seedlings

12 seedlings

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DELIVERY INFORMATION

Details:

Type: Climber
Position: Cutting Garden, On a Climbing Support
Soil: Broad Tolerance
Flowers: May - August (winter-sown) or June - September (spring-sown), or 12-14 weeks from spring-sowing of seed.
Height: 1.8m (6ft)
Group/Species: Eckford grandiflora
Common name: Sweet Pea
Moisture: Moist but Well-drained
Aspect: Full Sun
Spread: 15cm (6in)
Cultivation: 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.

Description

A lovely and very fragrant cream sweet pea. 8/10 scent.

The result of Henry Eckford's work in the late 19th century is the Grandiflora group of sweet peas which, until this year, formed 90 per cent of the varieties I grow. They have what are now considered to be relatively small flowers and short stems with three, sometimes four flowers to a stem, but many of them are irresistible, with wonderful, strong scent and great dignity and elegance.

No garden is complete without sweet peas. Grow them over arches, teepees and trellis and plant them with your runner beans to draw lots of insect pollinators into your veg patch. Sweet peas are all easy to grow and will fill your garden and house with the best scent ever.

Care Tips

Plant seedlings out during a mild spell March-May, providing support. Tie the stems into your framework on a regular basis and pinch out tendrils.

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