Lathyrus Latifolius 'Rosa Perle' (Everlasting Sweet Pea (Sy...

Lathyrus Latifolius 'Rosa Perle' (Everlasting Sweet Pea (Syn. Pink Pearl))

£9.99

Position: full sun or partial shade
Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
Flowering period: June to September
Hardiness: fully hardy
Ever popular, this plant is smothered in showy sprays of purplish-pink, sweet pea-like flowers from June to September among grey-green leaves. A vigorous, perennial climber, it looks lovely scrambling over a sunny wall, although it needs to be tied into supports. Unlike the annual sweet pea, it has no fragrance.Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter in the planting hole. Pinch out the shoot tips to encourage bushy growth and tie in new shoots to a support. Cut back the plant to ground level in early spring.

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