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Growing Sweet Peas

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  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    I didn't know that either David and I think I have a picotee variety in my mix....fab, I like frilly image I've just checked and I do, Keira Madeline image

    Linzy, sorry I typed sticks earlier and it wouldn't let me type anything else!!  David taught me to have little twigs and sticks to support the baby sweet peas, there are pictures somewhere on this thread image

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    I think these were from the fancy collection.

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     And these

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     And these

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    Love the lilac coloured ones, that is one of my favourite colours, in fact all shades of purple are my favourite colour.....apart from yellow image

  • Orchid Lady wrote (see)

    Love the lilac coloured ones, that is one of my favourite colours, in fact all shades of purple are my favourite colour.....apart from yellow image

     

    It's 'Dot Com', OL....listed as 'blue ripple'.

    Btw, you'll be pleased to know that the colour yellow has so far eluded sweet breeders.

  • Denno666Denno666 Posts: 22

    My sweet peas are thriving -  I have put in 2m canes but some of the main stems are now outgrowing these! Would it do any damage if I nipped out the bit where the tendrils grow? Its my first time growing them; when my grandma told me how well their sweet peas were growing last year, I actually thought that she was talking about a vegetable....image

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    David K wrote (see)
    Orchid Lady wrote (see)

    Love the lilac coloured ones, that is one of my favourite colours, in fact all shades of purple are my favourite colour.....apart from yellow image

     

    It's 'Dot Com', OL....listed as 'blue ripple'.

    Btw, you'll be pleased to know that the colour yellow has so far eluded sweet breeders.

    Do you remember the Poster who showed us her tattoo's, didnt she say her yellow sweet peas were growing lovely?

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    That was Sweetpea Lyn, not sure she said yellow but may have missed it, I know I she lost quite a few plants though.

    I thought I'd never seen yellow ones David, I'm not sure I'd actually like bright yellow sweet peas, although it's a lovely sunny colour I prefer it on sunflowers, daffodils, roses etc.....although a pale yellow, like a creamy lemon colour would look nice image

  • rosemummyrosemummy Posts: 2,010

    I'm disappointed with mine this year, I think I may have planted too many? Unsure, i seem to have loads of white flowers, only planted 1 whitish variety( albutt blue ) and 2 mixes, also painted lady and blue velvet oh and Gwendoline, thanks David for recommending that one, it's in a very tall pot and is lovely

  • Awww....don't like anyone being disappointed, rosemummy. image

     

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