Fragrant pink flowers attract bees. Climbs to 1.8m tall in full sun or partial shade and a well-drained soil. Officially flowers from May to September but this variety flowered from April to November in our Horfield garden.
Keep picking the flowers, or remove the dead flower heads before they produce seed pods, to keep new flowers coming.
These sweet peas require a structure to climb up, e.g. a trellis, fence, hemp netting, or similar. We grow ours up an old tree.
Sweet Pea / Lathyrus odoratus 'Alan Titchmarsh'
Position: Flower border / Container (needs a trellis or similar to climb)
Flowering months: May_/ Jun / Jul / Aug / Sep
Light: Full sun / Mix of sun and shade / Dappled shade
Soil: Clay / Loam / Sand
Tested in our local soil (t.i.o.l.s.): Yes
Drainage: Well drained
Life cycle: Annual (flowers in its first year and then dies)
Hardiness: Half hardy (will survive a light, late frost)
