Sweet Pea 'Royal Family Mix'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
30 seeds $1.50 clearance sale
HomeSweet Pea 'Royal Family Mix' is a popular mixture of red, pink, salmon, white, burgundy, purple and blue flowers. The large blooms have a light fragrance. Royal Family sweet peas are more heat tolerant than most varieties. They are also wonderful for cutting. You can prolong the bloom season by deadheading the old flowers before they form seed pods. Height 4'.
Sweet Pea Seeds
Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is an annual vine with sweetly fragrant flowers in a wide range of colors. It can be trained to climb on fences and trellises.
Sowing Sweet Pea Seeds
Nick sweet pea seeds and soak overnight. Sow outdoors in early spring, 1" deep and 3" apart. In the south, sow in late fall. Full sun to part shade.
Sweet Pea 'Bijou Mix'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
30 seeds $1.50 clearance sale
Sweet Pea 'Bijou Mix' is a semi-dwarf selection. The compact, bushy plants only grow to 16" tall. The sweetly fragrant flowers bloom in shades of pink, red, white, salmon, purple and lavender. Bijou Mix is excellent for containers and hanging baskets. You can prolong the bloom season by deadheading the flowers before they go to seed. Height 16".
Sweet Pea 'King Edward VII'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
30 seeds $3.25
Sweet Pea 'King Edward VII' is an heirloom variety with flame-red flowers that have a lovely fragrance. The plants are incredibly vigorous and floriferous. I was thrilled with how long and persistently it bloomed in my garden throughout a very hot summer. It's also one of the best sweet peas for attracting hummingbirds. King Edward VII sweet pea was introduced by Henry Eckford in 1903. Height 4'.
Sweet Pea 'Matucana' produces bicolor flowers of violet-blue and maroon-red for a long time in summer. The powerful fragrance can be detected from several feet away. It also reseeds in my zone 5 garden. Matucana sweet pea makes a stunning companion plant for roses. This centuries-old sweet pea originated in Sicily. It was given the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2014. Height 4'.
Sweet Pea 'Prince of Orange' has glowing orange flowers with a pink blush. The vibrant flowers attract hummingbirds. This rare, heirloom variety was introduced in 1928 by C.C. Morse & Co. Also known as Sweet Pea 'Spencer Prince of Orange'. Be sure to save seeds, as you never known when old varieties may disappear from circulation! Height 4'.
Flora Norton is an antique sweet pea with soft, clear blue flowers. It has the most delicious fragrance of any sweet pea I've ever smelled. It's not the strongest fragrance, but there's something particularly pleasing about it. It's a little less vigorous than our other heirloom varieties, but well worth growing. Sweet Pea 'Flora Norton' was introduced by Morse & Vaughn in 1904. Height 4'.
Sweet Pea 'Matucana'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
30 seeds $3.25
Sweet Pea 'Prince of Orange'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
30 seeds $3.25
Sweet Pea 'Flora Norton'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
30 seeds $3.25
Sweet Pea 'America' is an heirloom variety with cherry-red stripes on a creamy white background. It's a prolific bloomer with a wonderful fragrance. America sweet pea was introduced by Morse-Vaughan in 1896. It's still one of the best-selling antique sweet peas, which attests to its quality and appeal. It grows very well for us, even with our hot, dry summers. Height 4'.
Sweet Pea 'America'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
30 seeds $3.25
