Gwendoline sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus 'Gwendoline'
RHS AGM 1998
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gwendoline' sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus 'Gwendoline') is an annual for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and privacy screens. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Bees and butterflies visit the fragrant flowers. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows quickly and reaches 71 to 94 inches tall.
Pairs well with Cupcakes Blush cosmos, Wave Purple petunia, and Red fescue.