{"product_id":"almost-black-sweet-pea","title":"Almost Black Sweet Pea","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the darkest sweet pea flowers on plants loaded with heavily scented blooms, combining the strong fragrance and colourful blooms of the original, heirloom grandifloras with the large flowers and long, straight stems of spencer type sweet peas. They make wonderful, exuberant cut flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScent strength: 5\/10.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eClassification: Modern Grandiflora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eGrowing conditions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLathyrus odoratus\u003c\/i\u003e is an annual climbing flowering plant with an \u003cspan\u003eintense unique fragrance. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSweet peas have been cultivated since the 17th century, they are grown up canes, with the new shoots being regularly pinched out to promote a bushy habit and higher flower yields. Tendrils twine around supporting structures to help the sweet pea climb to 2 m in height where suitable, sturdy support is available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe large seeds benefit from pre soaking or chipping with a sharp blade for faster, more uniform germination, which takes around 20 days. In cold climates, sweet peas are sown indoors for earlier blooms, in late winter, or 8 to 10 weeks before last frost, or in cold frames in autumn or spring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003eyoung plants or plugs and additional seeds can be planted outside as soon as the soil can be worked. These hardy annuals tolerate temperatures of -4°C and often thrive on cold weather and light frosts, developing strong root systems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vigorous sweet pea plants are fast growing, rapid climbers once established, putting on over a foot of growth per week with consistent watering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet pea flowers \u003cspan\u003eappear in midsummer and bloom continuously for many weeks if regularly deadheaded or harvested for cut flowers, bunches, bouquets and floristry arrangements.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTo maximize the \u003c\/span\u003evase life of the cut and come again sweet pea flowers, pick the raceme stems early morning with only 1 to 2 blooms open, or at least 2 buds still closed at the tip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e*The seeds and plants of members of the genus Lathyrus are \u003cstrong\u003etoxic\u003c\/strong\u003e if ingested in quantity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"thefarmhouseflowerfarm.com","offers":[{"title":"10 to 15 seeds per packet","offer_id":52030648516902,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5730\/1030\/files\/image_891b53a6-1d99-4382-81c1-be128aed16b9.jpg?v=1770199854","url":"https:\/\/evergreenbotany.com\/el\/products\/almost-black-sweet-pea","provider":"EVERGREEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}