Sweetpea 'Multiflora Colorama Mix'
Sweetpea 'Multiflora Colorama Mix' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Multiflora Colorama' is an early-flowering, highly productive, tall, climbing sweetpea. Large, sweetly scented, ruffled blooms in shades of lavender, rose pink, salmon pink, white and purple are borne on long, strong stems. A beautiful addition to any flower garden and lovely as a cut flower. It is a climbing variety 1.2 - 1.8 metres so a trellis is required. Days to flowering: 100.
Product: Sweetpea 'Multiflora Colorama Mix'
Product type: SEED (30)
Botanical name: Lathyrus odoratus
Multiflora Colorama' is an early-flowering, highly productive, tall, climbing sweetpea. Large, sweetly scented, ruffled blooms in shades of lavender, rose pink, salmon pink, white and purple are borne on long, strong stems. A beautiful addition to any flower garden and lovely as a cut flower.
Plant type: Annual climbing sweetpea
Plant height: 1.2 - 1.8m, trellis required
Sow when: Germinate best at 13 - 18°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: 75 - 85 days; pick early in the morning
30 seeds per packet
Lathyrus odoratus
Annual climbing sweetpea
Sweetpea 'Multiflora Colorama Mix'
Multiflora Colorama' is an early-flowering, highly productive, tall, climbing sweetpea. Large, sweetly scented, ruffled blooms in shades of lavender, rose pink, salmon pink, white and purple are borne on long, strong stems. A beautiful addition to any flower garden and lovely as a cut flower. It is a climbing variety 1.2 - 1.8 metres so a trellis is required. Days to flowering: 100.