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Sweet Pea – Knee High Mix

$2.50$39.00

Sweet Pea Knee High Mix is a compact and bushy dwarf fragrant annual variety with a height of about 12″ but can reach a height of 36″.  This mix is a variety of favorites of pink, purple, lavender, white, red and salmon colors.  They are a great cut flower to add color and fragrance to any room or garden.  Sweet Peas do well in areas with cooler weather. Here in the Northwest U.S. plant before May for best results. Vines may die in excessive heat.  Plant in full sun to partial shade. You can start these seeds in trays and transplant them.   Having lots of nectar and pollen they are great for attracting honeybees, bumble bees and native bees.

If you garden in the Southern USA mild winter climates in zones 8, 9, or 10 plant sweet peas in the late fall (November) so they can bloom in late winter /early spring.

Note: Do not plant these near edible peas. All parts of this plant are poisonous if eaten.  (If enough is consumed it may cause a condition called lathyrism, which can cause paralysis, shallow breathing, and convulsions).

The broadcast rate for seeding is 60 – 75 pounds per acre.

The seed drill rate for seeding in rows is 30 pounds per acre.

Purchasing Options PriceQuantity
Small Packet $2.50

Covers approximately 5 square feet.

10 Gram $3.00

Covers approximately 30 square feet.

1/4 Pound $12.00

Covers approximately 360 square feet.

1 Pound $39.00

Covers approximately 1450 square feet.

Weeks to Bloom

4 to 6 weeks

USDA Zone

3 to 9

Cycle

Annual

Seeds Per Pound

5920

Scientific Name

Lathyrus odoratus

Planting Season

Early Spring

Color

Pink, Purple, Red, White

Germination Time

7-15 days

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Light Requirement

Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade

Pollen/Nectar

Nectar, Pollen

Height

12-36"

Maximum Weeks to Bloom

6 Weeks to Bloom Maximum

Seeding Rate (lb./acre)

30

Pollinator(s)

Bumble Bees, Honey Bees, Native Bees

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