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| Plant Number: 1.312.050 | USDA Zone: 3 - 9 |
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 | Lathyrus latifolius |
| Common name : Everlasting Sweet Pea |
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| A perennial cousin to the annual Sweet Pea with large clusters of showy flowers ranging from white to pink, rose and lavender-mauve. Unfortunately, these are not fragrant, but are excellent for cutting and can also be dried. Plants form a sprawling or climbing clump of dark green leaves. Useful on dry, sunny slopes. Drought tolerant. This has escaped into roadside areas in certain parts of the country. If self seeding is a concern, plants may be clipped back hard after flowering, to prevent seeds from forming.
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Conditions |
Appearance |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Average
Dry
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
Deep Pink
Light Pink
Mauve/Lilac
Mixed
Purple
White
Blooming Time
Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer
Early Fall
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Attracts Butterflies
Border
Vines & Climbing
Cut Flower
Deer Resistant
Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant
Ground Cover
Massed
Flower Head Size
Large
Height
30-240 cm
12-94 inches
Spread
60-90 cm
23-35 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Medium
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What others say about this plant...
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…has long been grown in our gardens and can be trained on sticks or fence or encouraged to ramble over a hedge. Better still it can be planted on a bank and allowed to sprawl downwards… It is naturalized on many a railway embankment and waste ground.; Graham Stuart Thomas, Perennial Garden Plants |
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