Butterfly Blend

SKU: FL3279
Each creamy white petal is edged and mottled with a darker colour - scarlet, blue, salmon-rose, lilac, purple, and chocolate. Butterfly Blend sweet pea seeds are one of our most unique and beautiful varieties. Read More

Exposure Full-sun

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Butterfly Blend

Product Details

Lathyrus odoratus. Each creamy white petal is edged and mottled with a darker colour - scarlet, blue, salmon-rose, lilac, purple, and chocolate. Butterfly Blend sweet pea seeds are one of our most unique and beautiful varieties. This is a very nice climbing variety that works well with a trellis or plant net. Plants grow to a height of 120cm (48") or more. Sweet peas grown for cut flowers work particularly well against a really solid support like a chain link fence or chicken wire stretched out on a frame of some kind. For the longest bloom period, be sure to remove all spent flowers as you see them.

Annual

Quick Facts:

    • Fragrant
    • Colorful
    • Full sun
    • Germinates in 10-20 days
    • Easy to grow

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All About Butterfly Blend

Latin

Latin
Lathyrus odoratus and others
Family:Β Fabaceae

Difficulty

Difficulty
Easy

Season & Zone

Season & Zone
Exposure: Full sun

Timing

Timing
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before the last average frost date for your area. Or direct sow outdoors in early spring, while the soil is still cool and light frost is still possible. Plants are strongest from an early, indoor sowing. Sweet peas can also be direct sown in the fall where winters are mild.

Starting

Starting
Sow seeds 1cm (½”) deep. If starting indoors, chip seeds or soak them in warm water for 24 hours. Use a seed inoculant for the best results. Maintain a soil temperature of 12-18Β°C (55-65Β°F). Seeds should germinate in 10-20 days.

Growing

Growing
For best results, prepare the sweet pea bed the previous fall. Cultivate the soil to 45cm (18β€³) deep, incorporating a generous amount of finished compost. Also dig in bone meal. At transplant time, dig ΒΌ cupΒ balanced organic fertilizer into the soil beneath each plant. Space vines at 15cm (6β€³) and provide trellis support. Mulch around plants to keep the soil as cool as possible, and water during dry weather. Keep plants picked to prolong the blooming period.

How to Grow Sweet Peas

Step 1

Timing

Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before the last average frost date for your area. Or direct sow outdoors in early spring, while the soil is still cool and light frost is still possible. Plants are strongest from an early, indoor sowing. Sweet peas can also be direct sown in the fall where winters are mild.

Step 2

Starting

Sow seeds 1cm (½”) deep. If starting indoors, chip seeds or soak them in warm water for 24 hours. Use a seed inoculant for the best results. Maintain a soil temperature of 12-18Β°C (55-65Β°F). Seeds should germinate in 10-20 days.

Step 3

Growing

For best results, prepare the sweet pea bed the previous fall. Cultivate the soil to 45cm (18β€³) deep, incorporating a generous amount of finished compost. Also dig in bone meal. At transplant time, dig ΒΌ cupΒ balanced organic fertilizer into the soil beneath each plant. Space vines at 15cm (6β€³) and provide trellis support. Mulch around plants to keep the soil as cool as possible, and water during dry weather. Keep plants picked to prolong the blooming period.

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