(Herunterladen) Sweet Pea Bush Varieties

Heirloom and rare tall and dwarf sweet peas.

Sweet pea bush varieties. Lifting the plant off the soil in this way helps to reduce slug damage another common problem when establishing sweet peas. Find out how to grow a sweet pea bush in this article. A there are two basic types of sweet peas. What is a sweet pea bush. The annual ones lathyrus odoratus are the single season beauties we know and love. It grows 2 to 3. Support climbing sweet peas with trellises nets or strings.

Sweet peas have 110 species and belong to the pea flower subfamily of the fabaceae family. In many areas of north america the perennial sweet pea l. Sweet peas give you bright fragrant flowers magnificent for cutting. My favourite structure for sweet peas is a wigwam of 2 5m hazel poles with thinner crosspiece branches attached at 30cm intervals. Its scientific name lathyrus odoratus comes from the greek words lathyros and adoratus which means pea or pulse and fragrant respectively. Planting in a sheltered position will also encourage the shoots up the framework. Petite butterflies sweet pea shrub polygala fruticosa petite butterflies sku 3013 masses of vibrant purple magenta pea like flowers will adorn the compact mound of gray green foliage for much of the year.

Sweet pea shrubs attract bees butterflies and birds making it an excellent choice for wildlife gardens.