Flowers
Lathyrus 'Noel Sutton'
Sweet Pea
There are so many reasons to grow sweet peas. With their profuse flowering, wonderful perfume and pollinator-friendly flowers, they are a summer mainstay of many cottage gardens, effortlessly decorating an arch or trellis with sweet-smelling blooms. They are also very easy and rewarding to grow.
- Plant type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full sun
- Height
- 2m
- Spread
- 20cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Sow under glass Oct-April, 2-3 seeds per pot of seed compost. Alternatively sow in root trainers. Seeds will need to be kept at 20-25°C for germination. Grow on seedlings in cool conditions until weather is mild enough in the spring to plant them out. April-May, sow seeds where they are to flower 2.5cm deep.
Aftercare
Keep well-watered in dry spells and tie stems to their supports. Keep picking and removing spent flowers to keep plant from going to seed. Routinely fertilise to encourage further flowering.
Gallery
Ref. SES035