Description
Sweet Pea Cupani
Botanical Name: Lathryus odoratus
20 seeds
First recorded by Cupani, a Fransiscan monk in Palermo, Sicily, the flowers are a deep blue with a purple 'wing'. A grandiflora type it has smaller flowers than the Spencer types but it is sweeter smelling and has greater heat tolerance. A hardy annual, flowering the same year from a Spring sowing. Prefers a sunny position and well-drained soil.
Plant Height: 180cm
| How To Grow |
Sow 1.5cm deep in flowering position. Thin out to 20cm apart. Train young plants up a fence or wall, or support with sticks or netting. Pick regularly to prolong flowering period. |
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| When To Plant |
Autumn. |
| Flowering | Spring to early Summer |
| When to Sow/Plant | Autumn |
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