Eventual height & spread
Lathyrus odoratus 'Princess Elizabeth'
spencer sweet pea seed Princess Elizabeth
- approx 20 seeds
- £2.99
- sold out
- 9cm pot | seedlings
- £4.79 £7.99
- discontinued
Delivery options
- Seed Packets (only) £2.95
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or general-purpose potting compost for containers
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: hardy annual
Large, frilly flowers with salmon-pink petals, which fade to cream at their base, form small clusters on the slender stems throughout the summer. First established in 1950, this is a long-standing favourite and is a great garden performer. Plant it near an entranceway so you can take full advantage of its scent.
Garden care:
Sowing instructions:
Sow: October to April
After the risk of frost has passed, and before spring planting our 9cm sweet peas, incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter in the planting area and backfill. Apply a balanced liquid plant food every two weeks while in growth and deadhead regularly to encourage more flowers. Maintain watering during dry spells.
From October to late February, sow seeds into deep pots or root trainers filled with a good-quality seed compost and place them in a cold frame. Pinch out the tips as the plants grow to encourage them to become bushier and produce more flowers, and harden off before planting out in early April. Direct sowing can also be made in October or March-April. It is important to remove the faded flowers before they set seed, so picking them to fill a vase inside will only encourage more to form.
- Humans/Pets: Pods and seeds are not edible
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