Soft pastel sweet pea delights.
This dwarf variety of Sweet Pea is perfect for containers and won’t need the usual support to grow. They will make you look good in the garden springing to flowers in red, pink, white, purple, roses, lilacs and blues.
- A dwarf variety that needs little or no support.
- From seed to flower in the same year.
- Attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects.
This pack contains approximately 20 seeds.
Sweet Pea 'Little Sweetheart' Seeds
About Sweet Pea 'Little Sweetheart'
Lathyrus odoratus, commonly called sweet pea, is a bushy or climbing annual that grows highly fragrant flowers (odoratus meaning fragrant) on winged stems clad with medium to dark green leaflets in pairs. Stems end in tendrils which enable plants to climb.
In The Records
Sweet Peas have been traced to southern Italy and Sicily, where the plant grew wild. The sweet aroma and simple blooms delighted a Sicilian monk so much that he sent seeds to plant collectors and botanical institutions around the world.
Features Pollinator friendly, perfect for pots, likes most light conditions and great cut flowers Locations Balconies, terraces, containers and garden beds Effort
Level
Looks after itself Botanical Name Lathyrus odoratus Other
Names
Sweet pea + Vetchling Plant Type Annual Pot Size 25 cm Pet/Baby Safe Known to be toxic Number of Seeds 20 Sowing
Tips
Before sowing, soak seeds overnight. Sow 1 seed per hole in well drained soil, lightly covered.