Sweet Pea Cocktail Seeds - Lathyrus Odoratus, 10 seeds

Quantity: 10 Seeds / pack

Sweet Pea Cocktail is a climbing sweet pea selection grown for sweetly fragrant, ruffled blooms on long stems. Like all sweet peas, it is a cool-season annual that climbs by tendrils, making it a lovely choice for trellises, fences, and cutting gardens where the scent can be enjoyed.

Why choose our seeds?

• Sweetly fragrant blooms — pick freely for indoor bouquets
• Climbing habit that covers trellises, arches, and fences
• Long stems that are made for cutting; the more you pick, the more it flowers

How to grow Sweet Pea Cocktail seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start indoors 4–6 weeks before the last frost in deep pots, as sweet peas form long roots quickly.
• Outdoors: Direct-sow as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring; sweet peas tolerate light frost.

Prepare Your Materials

• Deep pots or root trainers (if indoors)
• Well-draining potting mix
• A trellis, netting, or other climbing support
• Spray bottle for misting

Sowing the Seeds

• Sow about 1/2 inch deep.
• Soaking seed in room-temperature water for several hours before sowing can speed up sprouting.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Full sun to light shade; sweet peas bloom best in full sun with cool roots.
• Temperature: 64–68°F (18–20°C) for germination; plants prefer cool growing weather.
• Humidity: Keep the soil consistently moist.

Germination

• Seedlings usually emerge in 14–21 days.
• Pinch the growing tip when plants are a few inches tall to encourage branching.

Transplanting

• Plant out around the last frost date; harden off indoor-started plants first.
• Thin or space to about 5–6 inches apart at the base of the support.

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun to light shade.
• Water: Keep soil consistently moist; mulch to keep roots cool.
• Fertilizer: Rich, fertile soil gives the best display; avoid overfeeding with nitrogen.
• Provide a strong support for the vines to climb, and pick flowers often to prolong bloom.

Bloom Time:

Spring into early summer; regular picking extends flowering. Note: sweet pea seeds and plants are not edible — do not ingest any part of the plant.