Top Notch pea
Lathyrus oleraceus 'Top Notch'
AAS Winner 1939
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 6 feet tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Notes
'Top Notch' pea (Lathyrus oleraceus 'Top Notch') is an annual grown for fresh eating, garden harvests, and tall vertical growth on supports. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms in early to late summer, and again in early to late autumn. Plants can reach about 71 inches tall, so give them a trellis.
Pairs well with Lettuce, Cherry Belle radish, and Potato.