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<i>Lathyrus latifolius</i> 'Red Pearl'
<i>Lathyrus latifolius</i> 'Red Pearl'
<i>Lathyrus latifolius</i> 'Red Pearl'
<i>Lathyrus latifolius</i> 'Red Pearl'

Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'

everlasting sweet pea

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This popular perennial climber is smothered in showy sprays of scarlet flowers from June to September, set against...

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Magenta-pink pea flowers from August onwards- good at scrambling through old-fashioned roses that flowered in June and very pickable Val Bourne - Garden Writer

Plant description

This popular perennial climber is smothered in showy sprays of scarlet flowers from June to September, set against a backdrop of grey-green leaves. A fast grower, it looks lovely scrambling over a sunny wall or through an evergreen shrub, although initially it needs to be tied onto supports. Unlike the annual sweet pea, it comes back year after year, but sadly, the flowers are not scented.

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Flowering period

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Plant features

Position

Full sun

Rate of growth

Average

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness

Fully hardy

How to care for Lathyrus latifolius Red Pearl:

Incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter in the planting hole. Pinch out the shoot tips to encourage bushy growth and tie in new shoots to a support. Cut back the plant to ground level in early spring.

Please note:

This climber is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

Warning

Humans/Pets: Pods and seeds are not edible

GOES WELL WITH

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Deadheading will prevent them setting seed and so use their energy producing a further flush of blooms later on. Plants that respond well to deadheading include annuals such as Ageratum, Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Centaurea, Cosmos, Dahlia, foxglove

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