Flowers
Lathyrus 'Dolly Varden' (Sweet Pea)
Sweet Pea
This Sweet Pea has a delightful fragrance and striking colouring, providing plenty of flowers throughout the Summer. Requires support, the twining stems will quickly cover an arch or obelisk with flowers, attracting beneficial pollinating insects to your garden.
- Plant type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 1.8m
- Spread
- 15cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Sow under glass Oct-April. Winter sowing will give strong plants the following year. Sow 1cm deep in pots or root trainers with good seed compost. Germinate at 20-25°C and grow on at cooler temperatures when seedlings appear. Harden off before planting out in mild weather when frosts have passed. Sow direct April-May, 2.5cm deep.
Aftercare
Keep cutting the flowers, or removing faded flowers to encourage more blooms. Once seed is allowed to set, flowering will stop. You can support continued flowering with regular fertilising.
Gallery
Ref. SES061