perennial sweet pea - don't do it!
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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Have: Perennial Sweet Peas (Pink) and some other stuff
Comments (12)Vina.. few things on your list interest me. (perennial Sweet peas, Clematis: Arctic Queen and few others) don't have the time to go through the list right now. (at work) can you save a spot for me to trade with you. I'll look at your want list again later and let you know what I have to offer. just by glancing at it I think I have rose of sharon, daisies.. will let you know tonight....See MoreAnyone here grow perennial sweet pea?
Comments (5)I have a beautiful white one, still smallish, that I grew from a start off my Mother's plant. VERY drought tollerant. I planted mine in full sun next to a barbed wire fence. I watered it just enough to get it started and pretty much have neglected it ever since. I worried the neighbor's cattle would eat it, but they never did. Not even the wild rabbits touch it. Very hardy. Even after all the cold weather we have had, it is still green. They do well in any soil, but prefer poor soil. You have to help them get started climbing until they get a hold of their support. I have never known them to become invasive. The prettiest clump I ever saw was growing up the guide wire of a telephone pole, with delicate lilac, pink and white flowers. There were yards and yards of Larkspurs of all colors growing around it. Mother has hers growing on a white fan trellis with daylilies, roses and shasta daisies around it I think. If you want the lovely sweet pea fragrance, maybe try planting some annual types by it. ~Annie...See MoreHAVE: Everlasting (Perennial) Sweet Pea 'Blue'
Comments (1)I would love to have a perennial sweet pea. I have nothing to exchange for except SASE please E-mail me...See MoreFragrant Perennial Sweet Peas?
Comments (13)No. Only the same species can be crossed succesfully. There are no fragrant perennials, but there are some that are more fragrant than others in the odoratus family. For the most fragrant, the smaller heirloom types are the ones to choose. However, they don't have the size of bloom or the frilliness in flower as the hybridised English ones. The names of the most fragrant in the heirloom type are Cupani, Matucana, Lady Grisel Hamilton, etc. and any that are closer to the original wildflower. The more modern Spencers have Royal Wedding, White Supreme, Lilac Ripple, Ethel Grace, Angela Ann, to name a few. Generally speaking, the darker the blossom in the more modern flowers, the lighter the scent....See Moremori1
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