This European wildflower flowers later than annual sweet peas and comes back every year. Pink flowers are produced from June to September. It doesn't have the scent of annual sweet peas but is attractive to pollinators, especially solitary bees. It grows to 2m high in full sun or partial shade in a moist but well-drained soil.
This pea requires a structure to climb up, e.g. a trellis, fence, hemp netting, or hedge/shrub/tree.
Everlasting Pea / Lathyrus latifolius
Position: Flower border / Container
Flowering months: Jun / Jul / Aug / Sep
Light: Full sun / Mix of sun and shade / Dappled shade
Soil: Clay / Loam / Chalk / Sand
Tested in our local soil (t.i.o.l.s.): Yes
Drainage: Well drained / Moist but well-drained
Life cycle: Perennial (lives for many years)
Hardiness: Fully hardy (in Bristol winters)
Over winter: Dies back (deciduous)
Drought tolerant: Yes