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Sweet Peas Seeds - Bicolor Blue Ripple
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Bicolor Sweet Pea (Lathyrus Odoratus Bicolor Blue Ripple) - A beautiful, strong growing variety with rippling ice white petals marbled in a most unusual shade of blue. The deeply scented flowers of Sweet Pea 'Blue Ripple' are carried atop long, straight stems that are make them ideal for a fragrant bouquet. Plants produce 3 – 4 blooms per 9 – 12 inches of stem. Spencer Series sweet peas are known as late flowering because they require at least 12 hours of dayligMORE SWEET PEAS OPTIONS
Flower Specifications
SEASON
Annual
USDA ZONES
3 - 9
HEIGHT
78 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Summer
BLOOM COLOR
White, Blue
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun
SOIL TYPE
Rich, well-drained, pH 6.4 - 7.6
DEER RESISTANT
No
HOUSE PLANT
No
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
64 - 68F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
14 - 21 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
No
DEPTH
1/2 inch
SOWING RATE
1 - 2 seeds per plant
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
2 - 3 inches for seed spacing, then thin plants later to 5 - 6 inches
Bicolor Sweet Pea (Lathyrus Odoratus Bicolor Blue Ripple) - A beautiful, strong growing variety with rippling ice white petals marbled in a most unusual shade of blue. The deeply scented flowers of Sweet Pea 'Blue Ripple' are carried atop long, straight stems that are make them ideal for a fragrant bouquet. Plants produce 3 – 4 blooms per 9 – 12 inches of stem. Spencer Series sweet peas are known as late flowering because they require at least 12 hours of daylight, unlike more modern sweet pea varieties bred for winter production, which may require only 10 – 11 hours of daylight.
For best germination, Sweet Pea seeds need to be scarified before sowing. Nicking the seed with a nail clipper breaks the outer coat so they can absorb water immediately. By doing this a larger percentage of the seeds will germinate and they will sprout a few days earlier. After nicking the seed, soak the Sweet Peas seeds over night in tepid water. Do this the night before sowing the flower seeds directly outside.