Sweet Pea 'Matucana'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
This bi-colour magenta and purple never lets us down
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.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
Product 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
- Heirloom 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 - August (winter-sown) or June - September (spring-sown), or 12-14 weeks from spring-sowing of seed.
