Spencer Mix sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus 'Spencer Mix'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Spencer Mix' sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus 'Spencer Mix') is an annual vine 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. The fragrant flowers attract butterflies and bees. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows quickly and climbs 47 to 71 inches tall, so give it a fence or trellis.
Pairs well with Gloria cosmos, Goldy Double sunflower, and Red fescue.