Lathyrus latifolius - Perennial Sweet Pea - Seeds

Description

• Fabaceae Fabales (65 million years old)
• Europe
• H 2m x W 2m
•  Z5 
• Perennial
• Synonyms: Chinese Pea, Perennial Sweet Pea
• 1 bag of 20 mixed color seeds

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Details

The Perennial Sweet Pea is only cultivated as an ornamental plant for its clusters of pink, pale pink, and purple flowers which follow one another throughout the summer, and its bluish-grey foliage

It represents an alternative to the Annual Sweet Pea, which is much more fragile, delicate, and difficult to keep

Magnificent flowering, to furnish locations where other less robust flowers would not come, to establish a large volume of seasonal vegetation, ground cover or climbing on a fence, low wall, scree, or old stump

The flowers are very attractive to butterflies, and the plant is not invasive despite spontaneous seed production

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Cultivation

Sow the Perennial Pea in April or May in place, 3-4 seeds per location, buried 3-4 cm deep

Tamp well and water

You can also start the plants in pots under cover at the beginning of April and transplant them into the ground in May

Full sun exposure, any type of soil even very poor (nitrogen-fixing plant)

The Perennial Sweet Pea grows back each year from its stump, always more vigorous and floriferous

Lathyrus latifolius requires no special care, no pests, no disease