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Sweet Pea 'Midnight' Plant

Come to the dark side...we have sweet peas

Grown by Jack

Hereford

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Sweet Pea 'Winston Churchill' Plant Annual Bedding
Sweet Pea 'Winston Churchill' Plant Annual Bedding
Sweet Pea 'Winston Churchill' Plant Annual Bedding
Sweet Pea 'Winston Churchill' Plant Annual Bedding

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The highlights

  • Clusters of dark mulberry flowers that look almost black in the right light
  • Flowers from June to September
  • Grow up an obelisk or trellis in pots or borders
  • Long stems and a light, sweet perfume

Description

  • Dark shades are very on trend for 2024, and this intensely coloured sweet pea leads the way. Midnight's larger than average flowers are deepest mulberry, but take on dark chocolate and black tones in the right light
  • These hardy annuals are easy to grow, very productive and perfect for beginners
  • Sweet peas need a trellis, obelisk or other support to climb up
  • Long flowering season from June to September
  • The pods and seeds of sweet peas are not edible
  • Spencer sweet peas are one of the most popular and reliable sweet pea series, renowned for their long stems and large, frilly flowers
  • Ideal for cutting - pick in the early morning or the evening. Sweet peas will last for five days in a vase

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Multisown Potted Plant
Multisown Plant in 8.5cm Pot

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

2m

Eventual spread:

50cm
Spreads approx 50cm
50cm
Spreads approx 50cm
50cm
Spreads approx 50cm
50cm
Spreads approx 50cm

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Purple
Deep mulberry purple flowers that appear almost black
Purple
Deep mulberry purple flowers that appear almost black
Purple
Deep mulberry purple flowers that appear almost black
Purple
Deep mulberry purple flowers that appear almost black

Habit:

Climbing
Sweet peas need a trellis, wires or obelisk to climb up.
Climbing
Sweet peas need a trellis, wires or obelisk to climb up.
Climbing
Sweet peas need a trellis, wires or obelisk to climb up.
Climbing
Sweet peas need a trellis, wires or obelisk to climb up.

Hardiness:

Hardy annual
H3 - hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Hardy annual
H3 - hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Hardy annual
H3 - hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Hardy annual
H3 - hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)

Rootstock:

Spacing:

20-30cm
Plant 20-30cm apart to allow for spreading and to allow air circulation.

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Sweet peas don't tend to have serious problems with disease, but need to be planted with adequate spacing to avoid powdery mildew. Watch out for aphids, (spray the plants with soapy water if you see any) slugs and snails (make a barrier of copper wire, gravel, bark chips or crushed eggshells around your plants if slugs are a problem).

Water regularly

Keep your plants well watered, especially in hot or dry weather.

Full sun

Plant in a warm, sheltered spot where your plants will get at least six hours of sunlight daily.

Any fertile, well-draining soil

Thrives in any well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

Feed every two weeks

Give your plants a general purpose liquid feed every two weeks during the flowering season.

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