Sweet Pea Hi-Scent

Hardy Annual

• Flowers in : Summer
• Ideal for : Borders, Cut Flowers, Trellis
• Height : 6 feet

Description

Beautifully delicate, creamy-coloured sweet pea with subtle violet blue picotee edging. This stunning climber is considered by many to be the most perfumed of all sweet peas. Masses of heavily scented flowers will smother this lovely hardy annual as it clambers prettily over trellis, obelisks, fences or cane wigwams.

Sowing Instructions

Sow 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.