Lathyrus odoratus Spring Sunshine Cerise - Sweet Pea Seeds
Lathyrus odoratus Spring Sunshine Cerise - Sweet Pea Seeds
Lathyrus odoratus grandiflora Spring Sunshine Cerise
Sweet Pea, Grandiflora Sweet Pea
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Description
Sweet Pea or Lathyrus odoratus Spring Sunshine™ 'Cerise' comes from a series offering early and heat-resistant varieties, suitable for a Mediterranean climate. Although its cultivation is not recommended further north, as it requires a warmer climate, this variety thrives remarkably in pots, greenhouses, or a conservatory. Its fragrant flowers make excellent cut flowers. The plant has vigorous growth, making it very floriferous. It is also recognised as an excellent option for cut flowers. Annual and climbing, this plant produces large, very vibrant pink flowers on long stems that cling to supports on their own through their tendrils.
Lathyrus odoratus is an annual herbaceous plant of the fabaceae family, native to Southeast Italy and Sicily. The Spring Sunshine Cerise variety stands out for its high-end performance for very early flowering. It can reach 2m in height and 40cm in width in just a few months. Its light green leaves are paired on quadrangular stems, with stipules at the base and extending into tendrils. Flowering takes place between April and June. The butterfly-like flowers are large, clustered in axillary clusters, bright pink, with slightly wavy petals. They consist of 5 petals, with the upper one, also the largest, taking on a banner shape, while the others have an intermediate shape between lip and tube. They emit a delicate fragrance, with a sweet floral aroma with hints of honeyed, musky accents, very feminine. The fruit is a flat pod that twists and expels its seeds to a distance. It is essential to remove faded flowers, as seed production immediately stops flowering. Sweet peas root deeply in the soil to draw water and nutrients.
Sweet pea 'Cerise' thrives in hot and sunny places with well-drained, even rocky soil. Its charming and old-fashioned flowering adds undeniable charm to bouquets and hanging baskets as well as to any available support it quickly colonises. It is also ideal for beds, using neighbouring plants or bushes as support. For a harmonious garden, pair sweet peas with coreopsis, echinaceas, gauras and annuals such as poppies or cosmos. This plant also creates magnificent carpets by combining different colours. It fits perfectly in cottage gardens or as a floral addition in the vegetable patch or a cutting garden, offering an abundant supply of cut flowers.
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Botanical data
Lathyrus
odoratus grandiflora
Spring Sunshine Cerise
Fabaceae
Sweet Pea, Grandiflora Sweet Pea
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
This Sweet Pea from the Spring Sunshine range, given its early flowering, requires its own sowing tips.
Sow Sweet Peas in pots and under cover (in a cold frame in mild regions or indoors at 10°C elsewhere) in September or October, in groups of 2 or 3 seeds, 2.5 cm deep. When the seedlings have reached the stage of the second pair of leaves, pinch the tip of the growth in the usual way to encourage strong lateral shoots. Keep the soil moist.
Autumn sowing produces the sturdiest plants. Alternatively, you can sow the seeds under cover 10 to 12 weeks before the last frost and plant them outdoors just before the last frost.
When transplanting, leave a minimum distance of 30 cm between plants. A sunny location, a feed for flowering plants, and the removal of faded flowers will promote abundant flowering. Provide a trellis or sturdy support for the plants to climb. Regular watering at the start will speed up its growth.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.