General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 55ºF-65ºF
Days to germinate: 20 to 30 days
Depth to plant seed: 1/2 to 1 inch
Other info: Direct sow in early spring
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Sweet Pea
  • Everlasting Pea

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-08-15
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2012-09-05
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2020-09-16
Seed pods and seeds

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
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 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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