Sweet Pea : Heirloom Bicolour Mixed

Hardy Annual
T&M Exclusive

• Flowers in : Summer
• Germination : Easy
• Aftercare : Easy
• Ideal for : Cut Flowers, Pot Plants, Trellis
• Special Features : Highly Scented
• Height : 6 feet

Description

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An impressive and highly fragrant mixture offering the widest range of small flowered bicoloured heirloom types. The colour and evocative perfume of Sweet Pea Heirloom Bicolour Mix will fill your garden along with your home from a few cut blooms in a vase.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds October to January indoors, or March to April outdoors

Soak seeds overnight in warm water before sowing 1cm (½in) deep, 3 seeds per 7.5cm (3in) pot, in free-draining, damp, seed compost. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag and place at 20-25C (68-77F) until after germination which takes 7-21 days. Do not exclude light. Spring sowings can be sown outdoors, 2.5cm (1in) deep, in drills 7.5cm (3in) apart.

Growing Instructions

Overwinter October sown plants in cooler conditions such as a coldframe before planting out in spring, when the ground has warmed, 23-30cm (9-12in) apart. Pinch out growing point once the second pair of leaves has opened.

Aftercare

Water freely in dry weather. Remove faded flowers regularly to encourage more blooms.

Caution

Harmful if eaten