Xela's Garden

Sweet Pea Everlasting [V]

Genus: Lathyrus.

Species: Lathyrus latifolius.

Sown 12.01.09 Vistabile greenhouse
?.02.09
Bought ?.05 at ? for ? a pkt of 20 seeds

Plant type: Climber/Wall Shrub
Habit: Climbing
Toxicity: Acute ingestion may cause mild stomach upset

Hardiness: H4 (hardy)
Colour:
Flower: Dark Pink in Autumn and Summer
Foliage:
Green and Grey/Silver in Autumn, Spring and Summer

Size:
Ultimate height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread: 0.5-1 metres
Time to ultimate height: 1-2 years

Preferred common name:
broad-leaved everlasting pea

Family: Papilionaceae

Lathyrus can be annuals or herbaceous or evergreen perennials, mostly climbing, with pinnate leaves ending in a tendril, and showy pea-like flowers, fragrant in some species

L. latifolius is a vigorous climbing herbaceous perennial to 2m, with winged stems and paired grey-green leaflets bearing tendrils. Flowers 2-3cm in width, vivid purplish-pink, in racemes of 5-11

Other common names:
everlasting pea
hardy sweet pea
perennial pea

Awards:
Award of Garden Merit

How to grow:
Sunlight:
Full sun
Part shade

Aspect:
South-facing or West-facing
Sheltered or Exposed

Cultivation:
Can be grown as a climber or allowed to scramble over banks and slopes. It copes with sun or partial shade in fertile well-drained soil

Soil:
Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Chalk, Clay, Sand or Loam

Propagation: Propagate by seed

Suggested planting locations and garden types:
Banks and Slopes, Drought Resistant or
Wall-side Borders

How to care:
Pruning:- Cut back to ground level in autumn
Pests:- May be attacked by aphids, slugs and snails
Diseases:- May be affected by powdery mildews

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