Learn how to care for your green friend

Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Climbers & vines · Planned variety

Meet your green friend.

Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) has a broad / climbing / creeping / mounding / spreading growth form. Flower colours recorded: gold/yellow, orange, pink, red/burgundy, white.

A space where it can thrive

Growth habit: broad, climbing, creeping, mounding, spreading. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.

Ask about availability

Availability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.

Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Girish Bhatt · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0.

Your care routine

Light

Sun: at least 6 direct hours daily.

Watering

Maintain soil moisture, adjusting irrigation to the actual root-zone moisture. Excess water must drain away.

Soil & drainage

Suitable textures: High Organic Matter.

Outdoor hardiness

Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.

Through the seasons

Remove faded blooms to extend flowering; cool conditions suit it best.

Pets & little ones

The source lists low poisoning severity. Reported harmful parts: seeds. Do not ingest; keep away from children and pets.

Grow with your neighbourhood store.

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Care references

Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.