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Sweet Pea Collection 02: Six Beautiful Colours

This packet contains seed of 6 top quality Spencer type sweet peas, all of which are superb for cutting, garden display or exhibiting at the local flower show.

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6 separately packed varieties listed above.
Price: £4.99 GBP
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Description

Blue DanubeBlue Danube (mid blue)


Vera LynnVera Lynn (rose pink)


Royal WeddingRoyal Wedding (white)


JillyJilly (cream)


Terry WoganRosy Frills (palest pink picotee on white)


Red ArrowRed Arrow (scarlet)


The collection consists of 20 seeds of each of these six varieties. Height 6 ft (180 cm), spread 8 in (20cm).

Sowing time:
Indoors: January - March or September - October
Outdoors: March - April

Special Note: Do not chip the seeds nor soak them in water before sowing. Sept/Oct sowings produce the most vigorous and earliest flowering plants. Seedlings are best over-wintered in a cold frame or under cloches.

Sowing Indoors:
Almost fill 12cm (5in) pots with moist seed compost. Sow five seeds, evenly spaced, per pot and lightly cover with a little more compost. Water well after sowing, but not again until seedlings have emerged. Place in warmth 10-15C (50-60F).

Growing on:
Grow on in unheated condition, ideally in a cold frame. Pinch out the growing tips of plants produced from Jan-March sowings. Plant out 20cm (8in) apart from March onwards.

Sowing Outdoors:
Sow seeds in pre-watered soil 2cm (1in) deep, 10cm (4 in) apart. Keep soil moist until seedlings emerge and water as required in dry spells.

Aftercare:
Support young plants with canes, netting or trellis to about 180cm (6ft). Pick the blooms regularly to ensure a continuous supply. Flowers May-August.