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Scientific
Name
Lathyrus
odoratus
Common
Name
Sweet pea, Annual Sweet pea
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Hardiness: Annual |
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Habit: --
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Texture:
Medium
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Height:
4 to 6'
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Exposure:
Sun to partial shade
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Climbing
Method: Twining stems, tendrils |
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Flower/
Fruit: Red, mauve, peach, lilac,
white, pink, scarlet |
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Comments:
Prefers a cool climate or afternoon
shade; cool and heat resistant cultivars are available; keep plant
moist; numerous cultivars; mulch and keep evenly moist; prefer well-drained
soil; tolerates some frost; plant early spring; flowering will decrease
if seed pods are allowed to develop
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Cultivars:
Old Spice, Souvenir, Mrs. Joan
Ward, Mars, Oban Bay, Remembrance
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© Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
Shoprights NC State University
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