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Lathyrus odoratus 'Senator'
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| Sweet Pea 'Senator' (Heirloom) | ||||||||||||
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| A delightfully sweet-scented heirloom variety of sweet pea, usually described as a chocolate maroon flake, and an Eckford introduction from 1891. NOTE: Since other sweet peas are grown in the garden I cannot guarantee that all will breed true, but in my experience most should do so. | ||||||||||||
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| Nick the seed coating and plant in spring under glass an inch deep (sweet peas need darkness to aid germination) in pots of compost, either singly, or several in a 3in pot, to be pricked out later. Keep moist. Pinch out growing tips when 3 or 4 true leaves have formed. Plant out in a sunny position in rich, moist, soil or compost, providing support in the form of wigwams or netting. Much could be said on the subject of sweet pea growing, but I will mention only the bare bones here - that sweet peas need humus-rich soil, moisture, sunshine and feeding, and regular picking or dead-heading to encourage repeat flowering. Much more information can be found elsewhere online for those who wish to research the subject more thoroughly. |
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| Fuchsia fulgens | Eriolarynx australis Syn. Iochroma australe | Salvia x jamensis Syn. greggii Syn. microphylla , Red | Callistephus chinensis, Ex. single white | Lobelia erinus |
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