Sweet Peas

Image by Ian Murdoch Sweet peas have been cultivated since the early 1700s. By the 1880s, Henry Eckford began hybridizing the sweet scented blooms for more color variety. A natural mutation found in the…

Image by flowersandclassicalmusic My sweet pea flowers are not blooming! It can be frustrating when you’ve done everything you can think of to help your flowers thrive, but they refuse to bloom. Let’s look at…

Image by Iulianna Est The sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) your grandmother grew truly deserved the name “sweet” because of their delightful fragrance. In recent years, breeders have put fragrance on the back…

Image by ArtyAlison Sweet peas are one of the mainstays of the annual garden. When you find a variety you love, why not save the seeds so you can grow them every year? This article explains how to collect…

Image by ArtyAlison While not all varieties smell so sweet, there are plenty of sweet-smelling sweet pea cultivars. Because of their name, there is some confusion as to whether you can eat sweet peas. They…

Image by Dariusz Leszczynski With their colorful and highly fragrant blossoms, sweet peas are extremely rewarding plants to grow. Since they’re so pleasant to have around, you may want to bring them in even…

Image by Nadezhda_Nesterova It’s a common problem with sweet peas. One day the plants are loaded with buds that should open at any time, and the next day the buds are dropping off. Find out what causes bud…