🌸🌿 Fragrant Lathyrus Odoratus "Old Spice America" (Sweet Pea) – 25 Seeds

Description:

Delight your garden and senses with the enchanting fragrance and charming blooms of Fragrant Lathyrus Odoratus "Old Spice America", a classic sweet pea variety cherished for its rich, spicy aroma and beautiful two-tone flowers. This heirloom climber is perfect for trellises, fences, and garden arches, offering a stunning vertical display from late spring through early summer.

🌿 Botanical Name: Lathyrus odoratus

✨ Key Features:

• Intensely fragrant, old-fashioned sweet pea flowers

• Beautiful bi-color blooms in cream, pink, and deep red tones

• Vigorous climbing vine, ideal for vertical gardening

• Long blooming period, enhancing garden aesthetics and aroma

• Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Sow outdoors early spring or late fall in mild climates

• Soak seeds overnight to improve germination

• Start indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost for earlier blooms

🕰 Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
📏 Plant Height: 150–180 cm (5–6 feet)
📏 Spacing: 15–20 cm (6–8 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 7–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 15–20°C (59–68°F)

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained soil rich in organic matter

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly alkaline (6.0–7.5)

• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist, especially during flowering

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Provide support like trellises or fences for climbing

• Prefers cooler temperatures; avoid hot, dry conditions

• Deadhead to promote continued flowering

• Perfect for cut flowers, fragrant garden beds, and pollinator-friendly spaces

• Attracts beneficial insects and adds sweet scent to outdoor living areas

The package contains 2 grams of seeds which is about 15 seeds.