Lathyrus odoratus
FLOWER-SWEET PEA-GIGANTEA MIX are highly scented large flowers on long stems in a variety of colors. Excellent for cutting to fill the house with perfume – the more you cut the more they flower. These will tolerate a few degrees of frost. Early Gigantea Mixed Colours Sweet pea is quite a low maintenance plant & is very easy to grow. If you have never seen this kind of sweet pea on long stems before, & don’t quite understand what the fuss is all about…they are marvelous, guaranteed to make you fall completely in love with them.
Sow outdoors. Germinate at 20-30°C (68-86F) on the surface of a free draining, damp seed compost, 3 seeds per 7.5cm (5in) pot. Apply a layer of compost 1cm (½in) deep. Place in a propagator or seal container in a polythene bag until after germination.