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Lathyrus odoratus, 'Mrs Bernard Jones'

Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus, 'Mrs Bernard Jones'
Lathyrus odoratus, 'Mrs Bernard Jones'
Price: £2.85
RHS Award of garden meritAttractive to pollinatorsPerfect for cutting
    A new favourite of photographer and Sweet Pea lover, Sabina Rüber. It continued to flower all through the hot, dry summer with scented, shell-pink blooms on long stems, perfect for cutting. 8ft (2.4m)

    The modern grandiflora Sweet Peas have inherited the strong and heady scent of their forebears together with improved petal size and stem length and making wonderful cut flowers. As we said earlier, for average folk just wanting a jolly display in the garden with a ready availability of blooms for the vase, Sweet Peas are of the easiest culture. For those wanting to grow superlative blooms, however, a bit more expenditure of time and effort is required. For this it is necessary to use the very finest of varieties and the following are all suitable for showbench and exhibition use.

    Needs, we hope, no introduction; only to say that no garden should be without some, if only to supply the house with constant cut flowers. The more you pick, the more they produce and a vase of Sweet Peas is a welcoming sight – and perfume – in any room. Although a great deal of energy has to be expended growing blooms for exhibition purposes, lesser mortals will achieve satisfying results by little more than the sow and forget technique - insert forefinger about one inch into the soil (for our purposes here worry not as to its condition), drop in a single seed, cover and rush indoors to pop the kettle on!)
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    Genus: Lathyrus

    Species: odoratus

    Variety: 'Mrs Bernard Jones'

    Family Name: Leguminosae/Fabaceae

    Seed Catalogue No.: 772J

    English Name(s): Sweet Pea

    Hardiness: Hardy

    Lifecycle: Annual

    Type: Climber

    Suitable for: Cut Flowers

    Colour: Pink/Rose

    Flowers: June, July, August

    Lighting Conditions: Full Sun

    Soil Type: Sand, Loam

    Soil Acidity: Alkaline, Neutral, Acid

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    Germination Instructions

    Sow indoors Autumn-Spring. Sow directly after danger of frost has passed. Prior to sowing soak seed for 24 hours. Drain. Indoors, sow 3 seeds in 8cm pot, 10mm deep into moist well-drained soil. Propagate 20-25°C. Germination takes 7-21 days. Once germinated grow on in cooler conditions. Acclimatise and plant out after danger of frost has passed. Directly, sow into drills of prepared soil, 25mm deep, 8cm spacing.

    Growing Instructions

    Pinch out the growing points of each stem when 2nd pair leaves have opened for bushier growth. Prefers a moist but well drained soil in full sun. Will require a framework on which to climb. Allow 2 plants per frame. Feed and water regularly.

    Cultivation Instructions

    Deadhead frequently to prevent seedpods developing and to extend the flowering period.

    When to Sow

    JanJFebFMarMAprAMayMJunJJulJAugASepSOctONovNDecD
    • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
    • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
    • Flowers/Harvest

    Approximate number of seeds per packet: 25

    Please note we pack the majority of our seeds by volume so the number of seeds indicated is only an approximation.

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    Lathyrus odoratus, 'Mrs Bernard Jones'

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