Lathyrus odoratus

‘Fragrant Ripples’

FRAGRANT RIPPLES SWEET PEAS

Lathyrus odoratus ‘Fragrant Ripples’
FRAGRANT RIPPLES SWEET PEAS

Lathyrus odoratus ‘Fragrant Ripples’ is an outstandingly fragrant mix of heritage “Ripple” varieties of Sweet Peas.

Specially selected for exquisite Sweet Pea perfume

There is nothing more pleasurable than burying your nose in a bouquet of old-fashioned, fragrant  Sweet Peas, with their intoxicating scent.
But not all Sweet Peas have that classic, sweet perfume. And some of the modern cultivars are barely scented at all (in my biased opinion – not even worth being called Sweet Peas).
But this mix of heritage variety “Ripple” Sweet Peas have been specially selected for their exquisite perfume – a characteristic of the breed.

Unique rippled petals, stripes & picotee edges

Lathyrus odoratus ‘Fragrant Ripples’ is a mix of colour delights too.
The heritage “Ripples” series of Sweet Peas are renowned for their rippled wavy petals, picotee edges or striped petals, and beautiful, soft heritage colours.
So no two ruffled flowers are alike in colour or markings, but all are strikingly lovely and lusciously perfumed.

A winner for florists with ruffled & frilled flowers on long stems

Fortunately ‘Fragrant Ripples’ also have exceptionally long stems, making them ideal for picking. They usually have five to seven especially large showy flowers per stem.
So they are winning cut flowers for florists, in a vase or on the show bench, as well as in the garden.

Wonderful florists flowers for perfume & colour 

A small bunch can sweetly scent the whole room and enchant with their soft heritage colours.

Tips for florists picking ‘Fragrant Ripples’

1. Pick the stems early in the day and before the flowers are fully open.
   The perfect day to pick is when the lowest blossom on the stem has just started to open.
2. Singe the base of the stems with a match or candle, or dip the stem ends in boiling water for a few minutes.
3. Plunge the stems in a vase of cold water immediately after the singe, and fill the cold water up to their necks, just below the start of the flowers.

“Cut & Come Again” florists flowers

So the more flowers you cut, the more they produce, for an even longer season.

Hardy low climber

Lathyrus odoratus ‘Fragrant Ripples’ make perfect climbers for any garden, even in a small space.
So plant in Full Sun to Partial Shade, on a trellis, fence, or climbing through a supporting shrub.
Sweet Peas enjoy soil with plenty of organic matter and feed, and really appreciate mulch in the summer. This also helps to keep them blooming for even longer.

Self twining & perfect in a pot

‘Fragrant Ripples’ Sweet Peas are self-twining, attaching themselves to the support or host shrub, scrambling up to about 2m. high all by themselves. And they do not smother the host shrub.
They are also perfect for growing in a container on a tripod.

Quickly raised from seed & easily grown

Lathyrus odoratus ‘Fragrant Ripples’ are easily raised from seed and quickly grown on to flowering size.

Quick & easy germinators

It is also easy to gather pea pods of seeds for next year, or you can just let them drop so they sow their own crop for next year. The seeds are quick and easy germinators.
Though of course they will have mixed genetics and colouring, as the bees will have done their work visiting all the different Sweet Peas in the area.

Beloved by bees, butterflies

Sweet Peas are beloved by bees, butterflies and all our useful pollinators.
Because the blooms are rich in sweet nectar.

Annual climber 2m. High approx. x 30cm. Wide. Self twining.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY
Suitable for beginners & gardening with kids

Seeds can be sown outdoors direct in the garden in autumn, winter or early spring
OR
Sown indoors in seedling pots at any time.

Indoors & outdoors: First soak the pea seeds in warm (not boiling) water and allow to cool overnight.

Then in the morning, pea seeds that are ready to sow will absorbed moisture and sunk to the bottom. While any that are not yet ready to sow will be floating.

Should you have any floating seeds – then roughen the hard coat by gently rubbing the dried seeds between 2 sheets of fine sandpaper, or rubbing between your hands with some grit or sand. Then re-soak overnight again.

Then plant the pea seeds 2.5cm. deep. individually in little pots. Deeper pots or tubes are best (rather than a shallow punnet), because the peas soon develop a long tap root.

Temperatures of 18-20C. are best for rapid and optimum germination.

Seeds germinate in approx. 14 days. at optimum temperature.

Seed Count: 12 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count and give a generous serve).

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