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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: Goosegirl on July 15, 2015, 09:59

Title: Best mixed coloured and scented sweet peas
Post by: Goosegirl on July 15, 2015, 09:59

For the third year runnning my New Horizon sweet peas, although scented, have produced those small flowers you usually get on the more basic type of sp instead of the large ones shown on the packet. Anyone know of a better variety to try next year?

Title: Re: Best mixed coloured and scented sweet peas
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 15, 2015, 11:56

Go to a specialist, GG :)

http://www.englishsweetpeas.co.uk/sweet-peas-for-fragrance-highly-scented-mixes-c-2_45

Title: Re: Best mixed coloured and scented sweet peas
Post by: Goosegirl on July 16, 2015, 10:40

Thanks AS - and not too expensive too!

Title: Re: Best mixed coloured and scented sweet peas
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 16, 2015, 12:39

I thought they were a very reasonable price too!

Title: Re: Best mixed coloured and scented sweet peas
Post by: miggs on July 18, 2015, 07:23

I thought the price's where very good as well. Didn't do sweet peas this year, at those prices I will be getting some ready for next year.

Title: Re: Best mixed coloured and scented sweet peas
Post by: Mrs Bee on July 18, 2015, 08:52

Ooooo, a lovely place to spend money.

I planted some sweet peas from packets and some I have saved for years. The scent from the saved seeds were vigorous and beautiful scented but the pretty ones from the packets didn't have much scent and the germination rate wasn't up to much either.

I will try some of their seeds next year.

Title: Re: Best mixed coloured and scented sweet peas
Post by: miggs on July 18, 2015, 14:08

Don't know why I didn't do them this year as they one of my favourites.

Title: Re: Best mixed coloured and scented sweet peas
Post by: surbie100 on July 18, 2015, 17:23

Mine are lovely and pongy, but I bought the RAF packets last year and pretty much the only colour I have is a very strident red...