FLOWER-SWEET PEA-GIGANTEA MIX
FLOWER-SWEET PEA-GIGANTEA MIX
A$3.50
Availability: 98 in stock
Seeds Per Pack: 20
Lathyrus odoratus
FLOWER-SWEET PEA-GIGANTEA MIX are highly scented large flowers on long stems in a variety of colors. Excellent for cutting to fill the house with perfume – the more you cut the more they flower. These will tolerate a few degrees of frost. Early Gigantea Mixed Colours Sweet pea is quite a low maintenance plant & is very easy to grow. If you have never seen this kind of sweet pea on long stems before, & don’t quite understand what the fuss is all about…they are marvelous, guaranteed to make you fall completely in love with them.
Sow outdoors. Germinate at 20-30°C (68-86F) on the surface of a free draining, damp seed compost, 3 seeds per 7.5cm (5in) pot. Apply a layer of compost 1cm (½in) deep. Place in a propagator or seal container in a polythene bag until after germination.
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Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
120 - 180
Season of Interest
Spring / Summer
Temperature Range
10 - 25
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual / Short lived Perennial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun, Part Shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings / Plant after last frost
Soil
Well Drained,Fertile Soil
pH
6 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
10 - 25
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds overnight in warm water
Sowing Depth
2.5
Plant Spacing
15 - 30
Row spacing
45 - 60
Watering
Water regularly
Germination Time (Days)
10 - 20
Harvest Time (Days)
60 - 90
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