One of the easiest vegetables to grow at home, offering high yields and superb taste. Plus they can be used in crop rotation. Simply let the roots rot down after the plants have finished cropping and they will release nitrogen back into the soil, which can then be used by the crops that follow. Peas Ambassador is a semi-leafless variety producing high yields of plump juicy peas. Offering a good resistance to mildew, this variety is one of the most popular varieties available.
Extra long stems bear 5 to 6 large blooms each and have a superb colour range. Though not well suited to training as a cordon, Sweet Pea 'Early Mammoth Mixed' is an excellent variety for growing in the greenhouse, producing masses of early blooms for cut flower arrangements. Height: 150cm (59). Spread: 30cm (12).
Second early. Superb harvests of peas from Pea Jaguar which are abundant with paired pods for extra crops, and with pods averaging 6-7 dark green, tasty peas. An excellent form. Pea Jaguar is quick to harvest and is ideal for successional sowings. Can be sown March-June for cropping June-September. Height: 65-70cm (26-28in).
Pick fresh, tasty peas early in the season with this quality, British bred variety. Enjoy trouble-free, bumper crops of Pea Twinkle thanks to its impressive Pea Wilt resistance and Downy Mildew tolerance. Perfect for successional sowing to give longer cropping period. Plants of Pea Twinkle are self-supporting when grown in blocks. Height: 45-55cm (18-22in)
This dwarf sweet pea has a compact, bushy habit making it ideal for growing in patio containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Sweet Pea 'Bijou Mixed' produces large, deeply fragrant flowers, in a cheery mix of colours with up to up to five blooms per stem. Height and spread: 30cm (12).
Bred by Thompson & Morgan, this tall, erect Agrostemma bears unusual, large, pure white flowers with distinctive black speckled markings. Corn Cockle is an easy to grow annual and thrives on poor soils. The delicate flowers attract bees and make delightful cut flowers too. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 30cm (12).
A high-yielding semi leafless variety, needing no support when grown in a block. These plants produce extended crops of crisp, straight dark green flat pods around 9cm (31/2in) in length. Pick regularly just as the peas show in the pod ? flowers will just keep coming.
A cheery mixture of smaller flowered heirloom (Grandiflora) types in a wide range of colours. Sweet Pea 'Heirloom Mixed' has a wonderful fragrance that is characteristic of these old fashioned varieties. Perfect for adding colour and fragrance to garden arches, trellises, obelisks. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 30cm (12)
A superb dwarf sweet pea that carpets the ground with a kaleidoscope of colour and fragrance! These bushy plants make superb groundcover and unlike other non-climbing varieties, the plants of Sweet Pea 'Snoopea' have reduced tendrils so the plant remains neat and compact. This versatile variety is equally useful for basket, containers and window boxes. Height and spread: 30cm (12)
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These colourful old varieties laid the foundations for today's modern cultivars, with their intoxicating sweet fragrance and superb colours. Their vigorous growth is best trained as bush plants instead of cordons, for a mass of strong stemmed blooms that will provide an endless supply of cut flowers. Sweet Pea 'Antique Fantasy Mix' is ideal for scrambling over obelisks and trellis in summer flower borders. Height: 180cm (71) Spread: 30cm (12)