Sweet Pea Bush Varieties
Heirloom and rare tall and dwarf sweet peas.
[97] Sweet Pea Bush Varieties Free. Sweet peas have 110 species and belong to the pea flower subfamily of the fabaceae family. Petite butterflies sweet pea shrub polygala fruticosa petite butterflies sku 3013 masses of vibrant purple magenta pea like flowers will adorn the compact mound of gray green foliage for much of the year. A there are two basic types of sweet peas.
Support climbing sweet peas with trellises nets or strings. In many areas of north america the perennial sweet pea l. Unrelated to sweet pea garden flowers lathyrus odoratus the sweet pea shrub polygalaspp gets its name from its similar looking flowers.
The annual ones lathyrus odoratus are the single season beauties we know and love. Its scientific name lathyrus odoratus comes from the greek words lathyros and adoratus which means pea or pulse and fragrant respectively. Planting in a sheltered position will also encourage the shoots up the framework.
It grows 2 to 3. Sweet pea shrubs attract bees butterflies and birds making it an excellent choice for wildlife gardens. Latifolius is an invasive problem clogging open fields and roadsides.
My favourite structure for sweet peas is a wigwam of 2 5m hazel poles with thinner crosspiece branches attached at 30cm intervals. Dwarf sweet peas do not climb and are perfect for containers beds and borders. Find out how to grow a sweet pea bush in this article.