Sweet pea

Sweet peas are a gorgeous group of annual or perennial vines with colorful flowers. The annual types are the most common, and they bear large, often ruffled blooms in a rainbow of shades. Many are strongly fragrant, too -- so it's no wonder why they're such classic plants. Note: Though they're related to garden peas, sweet pea seeds are poisonous.

Light:

Sun

Zones:

6-9

Plant Type:

Annual,Perennial,Vine

Plant Height:

Climbs to 8 feet

Plant Width:

Climbs to 8 feet

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Fragrant,Cut Flowers,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'America' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'America' bears ivory-white flowers streaked with crimson red. It's strongly fragrant and climbs to 5 feet. This heirloom annual was introduced in 1896.
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'Appleblossom' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Appleblossom' bears fragrant pink blooms flushed with white. This annual climbs to 6 feet.
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'Black Knight' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Black Knight' is an heirloom from 1898 with rich burgundy-purple flowers. This annual climbs to 6 feet.
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'Chatsworth' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Chatsworth' shows off silvery-lavender fragrant blooms. This annual climbs to 5 feet.
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'Cupani' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani' is an especially fragrant heirloom from 1699 that bears burgundy and violet flowers on a bushy plant that climbs to 6 feet. It's an annual.
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'King Edward VII' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'King Edward VII' bears strongly fragrant crimson-red flowers on a 6-foot vine. This selection is an heirloom from 1903, and it's an annual.
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'Lipstick' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Lipstick' displays bright red flowers. This annual climbs to 6 feet.
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'Matucana' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Matucana' is an heirloom with fragrant rich-purple flowers. This annual climbs to 4 feet.
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'Miss Truslove' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'Miss Truslove' presents pale mauve blooms with strong stems. This annual climbs to 6 feet.
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Perennial sweet pea

Lathyrus latifolius bears pinkish-purple flowers from summer to early fall. It climbs to 8 feet. Zones 5-9
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'White Supreme' sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus 'White Supreme' bears large white flowers on strong stems. This annual climbs to 6 feet.
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Garden Plans

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Geometric Pocket Garden Plan

Propagation

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Seed
Division