Lathyrus odoratus ' Flora Norton' is the most beautiful soft, delicous mauve with a fantastic scent. This looks lovely in a mixed
...Lathyrus odoratus 'Dorothy Eckford' is good old-fashioned white sweet pea. 8/10 scent.
No garden is complete without sweet peas. Grow them over arches, tepees and trellis and plant them with your runner beans to draw lots of insect pollinators
Lathyrus odoratus ' Dorothy Eckford' is good old-fashioned white sweet pea. 8/10 scent.
No garden is complete without sweet peas. Grow them over arches, tepees & trellis & plant them with your runner beans to draw lots of insect pollinators into your veg patch.
Sweet peas are all easy to grow & will fill your garden & house with the best scent ever.
Genus: Lathyrus odoratus
Variety
' Dorothy Eckford' Sweet Pea
Type:
Hardy annual
Sowing:
Sow November-March undercover in rootrainers or long thin pots. Push 2 well spaced seeds about 2.5cm below the compost surface. When roots fill rootrainers, pot on two seedlings into a 2 litre pot.
Site:
Deep, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun.
Height:
2 metres (6ft)
Spacing:
2 plants to a vertical
Hardiness:
Hardy
Care tips:
Remove the climbing tendrils as they grow. Tie the stem into your framework on a regular basis.
Flowers:
❀ May
- August (autumn sown)
For the vase:
Avoid direct sunlight & heat.