Sweet Pea 'Almost Black'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
A very glamorous thing
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.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
Product details
- Type
- Climber
- Position
- Cutting Garden, On a Climbing Support
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- May - September
- Height
- 1.8m (6ft)
- Group/Species
- Modern 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.
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.
Flowering Time
May - September