Grow guide
How to grow Sweet Pea Matucana
Lathyrus odoratus
- Type
- Sweet pea
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–90 days
- Spacing
- 6″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Climbing
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 4 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Trellis As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Violet and maroon bicolor; considered among the most intensely fragrant sweet peas; more heat-tolerant than many heirlooms.
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Grows well nearby
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