Sweet Peas

Picked my first few Sweet Peas tonight.

There is only the first few yet, but should be better in another week or two.

I am trying some everlasting ones this year for the first time as well, but they are not ready to flower just yet.

Anyone else grow these?

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I have some scented ones from last years seedbut they haven't any flowers yet.

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Hi

We have a very big sweet pea show about 5 miles from me.

http://www.shropshire-guide.co.uk/pl...63537597656250

It really is worth a trip to see.

Some very unusual ones and a chance to buy the seeds.

There are also a few plant stalls, one in particular, Busy Bee, some amazing plants, but just a small nursery, they do not do mail order.

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Mine are only about two foot tall so far, so no flowers yet, but they had a bad start that late frost got the tender tops.

We grow a perpetual one here at the flats, it's lovely and quite a tough plant but no smell, that's the only dissapointment. Looking like a sweet pea you expect that scent.

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Mine are just showing buds so far. I also have two perennial ones but, they're a bit hit and miss, sometimes flowering, sometimes not. I'm not that keen on them as they get quite untidy and don't seem to grow with any sense of purpose.

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How lovely Mups I don't have any room for sweet peas..

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I have planted some everlasting ones this year too, Julie - plus just a few annual ones too. I have only ever seen the everlasting ones in pink, so I was quite pleased when I found a creamy/white one. Looking forward to see how that one flowers soon. I will be disappointed if there is no fragrance to it though.

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Nor do I really Meg, but I sow the annuals in a tub so get round it that way.

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I haven't planted any this year, I had such a poor show last year so I just haven't bothered. I am feeling jealous now though... Tuts that I didn't bother

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We were thinking of getting some of the everlasting ones but when I mentioned it to a friend he also said there was no smell to them.