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Here are sweet peas, on tiptoe for a flight;
With wings of gentle flush o'er delicate white,
And taper fingers catching at all things,
To bind them all about with tiny rings.
John Keats 1795 1821
When Sweet Peas were introduced in England from Sicily over 300 years ago, the first blooms were small, highly fragrant and grew well in the warm summer sun. Since then, flower growers have selected and bred their favorites for different characteristics. They got larger flowers on longer stems for cut flowers and exhibition. Today we find that sometimes scent has been lost in the quest for larger flowers.
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| Copious apple blossom-pink flowers on a low growing, bushy plant that is ideal for containers or hanging baskets.
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| From June to September this Spencer variety produces its large, frilly, deep-blue flowers. The scent is strong and heavenly from this plant that grows to 2.5m (97") tall on the trellis.
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| This superb blend of striped and mottled Spencer varieties is incredibly delicate-looking with a fine perfume. Flowers are borne on long stems and almost every one is unique. Pale colours invite close inspection of the wavy petals and their fine markings. The plant grows as a vine to heights of 1.8 meters (6ft). |
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$ 3.00 CA |
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This blend has all of the beautiful, bold colours that we love in these reliable Late Spencer performers - red, pink, white, rose, purple and blue in one convienient package.
Tip:
Sweet Peas must be cut every 2 to 3 days to keep the blooms coming! If any seed pods form cut them off to keep the plant blooming.
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$ 2.99 CA |
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| Earliest to flower, Mammoth has big, bold blooms, making this an excellent choice for early spring colour. Striking shades of crimson, lavender, deep rose, navy blue, rose pink, and salmon, these climbers are 1.6m (6ft) and perfect for that first table bouquet. |
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| These most unusual ITALIAN HERITAGE sweet peas are bi-coloured violet and deep maroon. Matcuna is thought to be one of the first sweet peas to be introduced to Britain in 1700 by a Sicilian Monk, Franciscus Cupani. Matucana sweet peas have an intoxicating scent and smaller flowers than many modern varieties that bloom over a long period. Grow some history. This sweet pea is sure to please!
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$ 4.49 CA |
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This wonderful collection of extremely old HEIRLOOM varieties have extraordinary heat resistance and highly fragrant flowers. These are the best types for hot summers. Old Spice Blend is very fragrant and heat tolerant. This vining 1.8m (6ft) plant produces blooms in shades of white, cream, pink, rose, scarlet, and purple.
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$ 3.20 CA |
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Half-Hardy Annual (HHA)
Old Times is as pencer-type sweet pea and is a half-hardy, vining, 1.8m (6ft) tall plant characterized by wavy, frilly petals and a lovely fragrance. Developed in England in 1901, Old Times has enormous snow-white ruffled petals on long stems. They flower in mid-summer and prefer cool summer areas such as Coastal BC. Old Times sweet peas makes a wonderful addition to any garden.
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| Royal Family Sweet Peas bloom after Mammoth and before Late Spencer. These outstanding graceful and elegant plants have more heat resistance than the Spencer Series, very large flowers, and long stems. Blooms of crimson, lavender, mid-blue, navy blue, rose pink, salmon pink, scarlet, white are large-flowered and of the long-stemmed variety. Excellent cut flowers, perfect as fence huggers, Royal Family Sweet Peas thrive in cool weather. |
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| Part of the King Size series, this one produces breathtaking pastel salmon pink blooms on tall plants that grow to 2.5m (97"). One of the best for forcing, and possibly the most popular colour choice of all.
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| Intense scent announces this Late Spencer variety. These tall plants 2.5m (8ft) will bloom from June through to September and flourish in cool summers. The long stems have 4-5 flowers on each making them superb cut flowers. The darker colours in this blend include deep creams, apricots, mauves, reds and deep purples. |
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| Snoopeas are a unique, bushy sweet pea that forms mounds of colour and requires no support. These plants have no tendrils for climbing, so the plant's energy goes into producing flowers. Perfect for the patio or containers. Scarlet, blue, pink, rose and white flowers blush on long stems. |
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$ 3.40 CA |
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Growing to heights of approximately 60cm (24"), Supersnoop wends its way through the garden or drapes over a planter just beautifully. Lightly-scented flowers on long stems are ideal for cutting. Its impressive vibrant colour range includes scarlet, rose, blue, white, and pink. This is a lovely addition to your patio containers or as a balcony accent.
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$ 3.60 CA |
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Unwins Striped Butterfly Blend
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| Fragrant, beautifully ruffled flowers have a mottled effect. Each creamy white petal is edged with a darker colour - scarlet, blue, salmon-rose, lilac, purple, and chocolate. Unwin's Striped Butterfly Blend is one of our most unique and beautiful varieties.
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$ 3.39 CA |
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L. chloranthus
Finally, we have tracked down this yellow-flowering wild species for 2009. Wild Yellow is from central Asia, and grows to about 2.5m (97") if grown in fertile soil in a warm and sheltered spot. What a beauty!
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