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Inhale the intoxicating perfume of the white-and-crimson-streaked America sweet pea. Known as a Grandiflora type, America is a heritage, annual variety – and a long-standing favourite here at Easton Walled Gardens. We’ve grown it for years and find it endlessly reliable and enchanting.
All you need to know about to get sowing and start growing…
Height: About 1.5m
Where to plant:
Flower beds in the open or against a sunny wall.
Perfect for:
- Cottage gardens
- Courtyard gardens
- Cut flower gardens
- Heritage forms of sweet peas with a short, bushy growth like this one are also especially suited to containers.
Capturing the Gardens’ magic in a illustrated seed tin…
Sweet pea seeds grown and harvested with this much care deserve to have a thoughtful container to keep them stable and dry. So we made a fully-recyclable seed tin – decorated with an original Easton Collection design. Created by Ursula Cholmeley and blooming with sweet peas, the design reflects the colours found in the Arts and Crafts motifs of the Edwardian era when sweet peas were as adored at Easton as they are today.
Dig deeper into the secrets of growing sweet peas with our gardening stories.
