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Pack Size: Approx. 30 seeds per pack.
Grow beautiful and highly fragrant Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus), a classic cool-season flowering climber producing elegant pea-shaped blooms in a beautiful range of colours.
Depending on the individual plant, flowers may appear in shades of pink, white, red, purple, lavender, blue-toned, coral and attractive bicolour combinations.
Sweet Peas are excellent for trellises, fences, garden arches, balcony railings, pots, grow bags and cut-flower gardens.
Their delightful fragrance and long flowering stems make them especially valuable for fresh bouquets and winter garden displays.
Best Sowing Season: October - November
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Sweet Pea is a classic annual flowering climber valued for its:
The botanical name is:
Lathyrus odoratus
Most climbing Sweet Peas can develop into tall vines when provided with suitable support.
Depending on the seed mix and individual plant genetics, flowers may include shades of:
Because this is a mixed seed product:
The exact number of plants of each colour cannot be guaranteed.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
Suitable for growing a Sweet Pea plant with proper climbing support, regular watering and feeding.
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
Highly recommended for Sweet Peas.
Its additional depth and soil volume provide better moisture stability and root space for vigorous climbing growth.
G-24 Grow Bag – 24 × 12 inch 🔗
Excellent for growing several Sweet Pea plants together with a shared trellis while maintaining suitable spacing.
Sweet Peas are:
Climbing vines with tendrils.
Provide support early using:
Place the support close to the plants so the young tendrils can easily attach.
Young vines may initially need gentle guidance or loose tying to the support.
Sweet Peas prefer:
Fertile, loose, moisture-retentive but well-draining soil.
A practical GREEN GARDENS mixture can include:
The soil should provide:
Avoid:
Sweet Pea seeds have a relatively firm seed coat.
Seeds may be sown directly, but for harder seeds you may:
Soak them overnight and sow immediately afterwards.
Alternatively, stubborn seeds can be carefully nicked or lightly scarified away from the seed eye.
Avoid damaging the embryo inside the seed.
Sweet Peas can be:
For direct sowing, plant seeds approximately:
2–2.5 cm / about 1 inch deep
and cover with loose soil.
Water gently after sowing.
Seeds generally germinate within approximately:
7–14 days
under suitable cool-season conditions.
Germination may vary depending on:
Keep the soil:
After seedlings emerge:
Sweet Peas develop stronger plants when allowed to grow during cool conditions.
When seedlings reach approximately:
3–4 inches / 7.5–10 cm tall
and have developed several leaves, pinch out the main growing tip just above a healthy leaf.
Pinching encourages:
Sweet Peas generally dislike unnecessary root disturbance.
If seedlings are started separately:
Position plants close to their final climbing support.
Maintain approximately:
8–12 inches / 20–30 cm between established plants.
Suitable spacing improves:
Provide:
6–8 hours of direct winter sunlight daily.
Sweet Peas perform best in:
Full sun during the cool season.
Good sunlight encourages:
Sweet Peas prefer:
Consistent moderate moisture.
Water when the upper soil layer begins to dry.
Do not allow plants to repeatedly become severely dry during active flowering.
Avoid:
Container-grown Sweet Peas may require more frequent checking than plants grown in open soil.
Before sowing or transplanting, enrich the growing medium with:
Once plants become established and begin active flowering, moderate balanced feeding may be provided where required.
Avoid excessive nitrogen because it may encourage:
Excessive leafy growth with fewer flowers.
Sweet Peas produce elegant:
Fragrant pea-shaped flowers
on attractive flowering stems.
Depending on sowing time and weather, flowering generally occurs during:
Winter through spring
in Lahore and the plains of Pakistan.
Flower production is improved by:
One of the most attractive qualities of Lathyrus odoratus is its:
Sweet floral fragrance.
Fragrance intensity can naturally vary between plants and flower colours because different varieties within a mix may have different scent strength.
Sweet Peas are excellent:
Cut flowers.
Their fragrant stems are particularly attractive in:
Harvest flowering stems regularly while blooms are fresh.
Place cut stems into clean water immediately after harvesting.
Regular flower harvesting is highly beneficial.
The more Sweet Pea flowers are picked, the longer the plants generally continue producing new flowers.
Do not allow large numbers of seed pods to develop if continued flowering is the main goal.
Remove faded flowers and developing seed pods regularly.
Deadheading helps direct plant energy toward:
Continued flowering rather than seed production.
If seed saving is desired, selected healthy flowers may be allowed to form mature pods near the end of the flowering season.
Sweet Peas perform best during cool weather.
During winter:
Cool conditions generally produce healthier growth and better flowering.
Sweet Peas are:
Cool-season annual flowers.
As temperatures rise significantly in late spring:
Sweet Peas are therefore best treated as:
WINTER flowering plants in Lahore and the hot plains of Pakistan.
Inspect Sweet Pea plants periodically for:
Pay particular attention to:
Early detection makes pest control easier.
Maintain:
Sweet Peas may be susceptible to fungal problems such as:
Avoid severe overcrowding and continuously wet foliage.
Sweet Pea flowers may attract:
They are attractive additions to mixed winter flower gardens.
Sweet Peas are ornamental flowers and are NOT edible peas.
The seeds and developing pods of Lathyrus odoratus:
Must not be eaten.
Do not confuse Sweet Pea pods with edible green peas.
Keep seeds and pods away from:
This product is sold for:
Ornamental gardening only.
Sweet Peas are particularly suitable for:
Their combination of:
Fragrance + climbing growth + colourful flowers
makes them one of the most attractive cool-season flowering vines.
This product contains:
Mixed Sweet Pea Seeds.
Individual plants may produce different:
Expected colours can include shades of:
Pink, White, Red, Purple, Lavender, Coral, Blue-Toned and Bicolour Flowers
The exact number of plants of each colour cannot be guaranteed in an individual pack.
Growth and flowering performance may also vary according to:
Product photographs represent the general appearance and colour range expected from mature plants grown under suitable conditions.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
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