Sweetpea 'Mammoth Choice'

Product: Sweetpea 'Mammoth Choice'

Product type: SEED (30)

Botanical name: Lathyrus odoratus

Mammoth Choice' is an early-flowering, highly productive sweetpea. Large, fragrant blooms in shades of lavender, blue, rose pink, salmon pink, white and burgundy are borne on strong stems. A beautiful addition to any flower garden and wonderful as a cut flower. It withstands heat and drought unusually well.

Plant type: Annual climbing sweetpea

Plant height: 1.5 - 1.8 m, trellis required

Sow when: Germinate best at 4.5 - 21°C soil temp.

Cool: Early spring

Temperate: Autumn to early winter

Subtropical: Autumn to early winter

Tropical: Unlikely to produce well

Germination: 6 - 14 days

Depth: 2 - 2.5 cm deep

Position: Full sun; sheltered from wind

Sow where: Direct into garden bed

Soil type: Rich, fertile, well drained, 6.5 - 7 pH; lime if necessary several weeks before sowing; prepare soil with compost

Details: Seed should be soaked in water 12-24 hours before sowing; lightly mulch seed rows to prevent crusting; remove spent flowers to prolong flowering

Flowering: 74 days; pick early in the morning