Sweet Pea BIJOU MIX DWARF Variety Lathyrus Heirloom Fragrant Non-GMO 20 Seeds

Sweet Pea
BIJOU MIX DWARF Variety Lathyrus Heirloom Fragrant Non-GMO 20 Seeds

Fresh – No Filler – Pure Seed – Non-GMO

• Lathyrus odoratus
• Annual; Grows up to 16 Inches
• Blooms Summer / Fall in cooler regions
• In Zone 8+ plant in Fall for Winter blooms

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

• Sweet Pea Seeds – Bijou Mix
• All the beautiful color and fragrance of
  traditional Heirloom Sweet Peas, but in a more compact, “dwarf”
  package!
• Bijou Mix Sweet Peas are the perfect choice for
  borders, containers, or any smaller space!
• The Sweet Pea Bijou Mix is a wonderful blend of
  brightly colored purple, pink and white sweet peas that is perfect for window
  boxes, borders or flower beds.
• This sweet pea mix is truly a favorite for its
  beautiful array of blooms!
• It has a long flowering period and is excellent
  for beds, borders, and containers.

FAST FACTS

• Name: Sweet
  Pea Seeds (Dwarf) – Bijou Mix
• Botanical Name:      Lathyrus
  odoratus
• Life Cycle:     Annual
• Light Requirement:  Full Sun
• Planting Season:     Spring
• Plant Type:   Spreading
  vine with multicolor blooms
• Features:      Open
  Pollinated, Attracts Pollinators, Easy to Grow & Maintain, Fragrant, Cut
  Flower Garden, Container Garden, Easy to Grow & Maintain
• Color: Pink,
  Purple, White
• Blooms:        Summer,
  Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
• Plant Height: Up
  to 16 inches
• Plant Spacing:         6
  inches
• Planting Depth:       1/2
  inch
• Sowing Method:      Direct
  Sow
• Cold Stratification:   No
• Hardiness Zones:    3,
  4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Ships: Year
  Round

HOW TO GROW SWEET PEA

If you want to grow flowers from seed, start
with sweet peas.

The large seeds are easy to manage and most
varieties germinate readily.

Plus, the resulting blooms are gorgeous and
sweetly scented.

Pick a range of varieties

Sweet peas come in a huge array of colors and
patterns.

Most will grow to 5 or 6 feet, but there are
shorter varieties “bush type” that are well-suited to containers.

To extend the blooming season, choose a few
different types.

Although most sweet peas are annuals, you can
also get perennial sweet peas (Lathyrus latifolia).

Start early

Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) thrive in cool
temperatures, so it’s important to get them blooming early, before summer heat
knocks them out.

You can plant them outdoors as soon as the soil
can be worked in spring.

Chances are it will still be quite cold, but the
seeds will be fine.

Gardeners in the south can start sweet peas in
late fall for bloom in late winter or early spring.

To ensure the longest-possible season of bloom,
start your peas indoors.

Timing is based on the last frost date in your
area.

Once you have that date, back it up four to six
weeks. That’s when you plant.

For instance, if your last frost date is May 15,
you should plant in early to mid-April.

Don’t know the last frost date in your area?
Check with your cooperative extension, or a good gardener in the neighborhood.

Prepare the seed

Whether you’re planting indoors or out, it’s a
good idea to break or soften the hard seed coat before planting.

You can do this by soaking the seeds overnight
in water or nicking the brown coating with a nail clippers or a piece of
sandpaper.

If you start your seeds indoors, use
biodegradable pots, such as Cowpots, homemade Paper Pots or peat pots.

The seedlings resent root disturbance, so it’s
best to have a pot that can go in the ground right along with your transplants.

Plant the vines about 6″ apart in a sunny
location, ideally with protection from intense, afternoon sun.

Unless you’ve selected a bush-type, your peas
will need strings or a trellis of some kind.

Peas use tendrils to climb. They can grasp
anything that’s a quarter-inch or less.

Anything bigger won’t work.

The best support is string, twine, or netting
with a grid that’s at least 2″ x 2″ .

Netting with smaller openings — ½″ or 1″ — will
not work well.

Trellis netting, such as Nearly Invisible
Netting is ideal.

Mulch the soil surface to help keep the roots
cool.

Water if rainfall is insufficient and fertilize
every 15 days or so with liquid fertilizer.

Pick frequently

To keep your vine productive, cut flowers
frequently and remove the faded blossoms.

Once summer heat arrives, your vine might turn
brown and die, which is normal.

At that point, you can pull it out and replant
with something else.

Some varieties tolerate heat better than others.

SEED STORING

• Store
  your seeds in a cool, dry and dark location.
• Most
  seeds have a long shelf life, but heat and moisture will cut that life
  short.
• Dedicate
  a drawer or cabinet to storing your seeds where you can also house your
  gardening journal close at hand for dreaming, planning and preparing.

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  Wildflower Gift Pack shipped with orders over $10 (must be purchased same
  day)
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  Pack contains minimum of 50 Seeds!

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