{"product_id":"winter-sunshine-light-blue-sweet-pea","title":"Winter Sunshine Light Blue Sweet Pea","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eEarly blooming sweet pea variety with blooms in a beautiful light blue or periwinkle. A must grow for anyone that needs to beat the heat. Large flowers, great scent and long stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis is an early flowering variety so if you live in a warm climate and need to fall sow your sweet peas to beat the heat, this variety is ideal for you as they only require 10 to 11 hours of sunlight to flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScent strength: 3\/10.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eClassification: Early Flowering.\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 seeds","offer_id":52031260262694,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5730\/1030\/files\/image_40ea43e7-20c5-48b0-be48-9fd1682fee51.png?v=1773079902","url":"https:\/\/evergreenbotany.com\/fil\/products\/winter-sunshine-light-blue-sweet-pea","provider":"EVERGREEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}