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#SWEET PEA FLOWER FULL#

No serious disease or pest issues, but may be attacked by slugs, snails, Pythium root rot, powdery mildew, rust, gray mold, and various leaf spots.

Attractive to bees and butterflies, but ignored by deer.

Great for beds, borders, containers or as ground cover for banks and slopes.

Ideal to sprawl along the ground or twine onto support structures.

Provide even moisture and regular fertilizer throughout the growing season. Best performance occurs in cool soils with good air circulation.

#SWEET PEA FLOWER FULL#

Loves full sun or light shade in fertile, medium moisture, well-draining soils.This plant spreads by rhizomes and will easily self-seed. Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.While native to the Mediterranean, Everlasting Peas have been grown in North America since 1700s where they have naturalized to such a point that they are now considered to be invasive in some areas. Easy to grow, Lathyrus latifolius requires little care and enjoys some drought tolerance.

Unlike Lathyrus odoratus, the flowers of Everlasting Peas are not fragrant.

They will ramble along the ground or climb up nearby vegetation or support structures. Blooming all summer, if not allowed to go to seed, the attractive blossoms are borne on winged stems clad with paired, blue-green leaflets bearing tendrils.

Award-winner Lathyrus latifolius, commonly known as Everlasting Pea or Perennial Sweet Pea is a vigorous climbing perennial that produces racemes of 5-11 vibrant rose to white pea-like flowers, 1 in.