🌸 What Are Sweet Pea Royal Mix Seeds?
Sweet Pea Royal Mix seeds come from Lathyrus odoratus, a fragrant climbing annual famous for its vibrant, colorful flowers. These seeds produce vines with beautiful blooms in royal shades of purple, pink, red, and white, perfect for trellises, fences, or cut flower arrangements.

1.🌿 Botanical Features

• Seed Shape: Large, hard, kidney-shaped seeds

• Flower Colors (Mix): Royal purples, deep pinks, reds, whites, and blues

• Flower Form: Pea-shaped, delicate, and highly fragrant blossoms

• Plant Height: 4–7 feet tall climber

• Foliage: Soft green pinnate leaves with tendrils to climb

• Germination: 7–14 days; soaking or nicking seed coat improves sprouting

• Growth Habit: Vigorous twining climber

2.🍽️ Culinary & Traditional Uses

• Sweet peas are ornamental only; flowers are fragrant but not edible (some varieties can be toxic).

• Historically, sweet peas symbolize delicate pleasure and gratitude and are popular in bouquets and gardens.

3.🏥 Medicinal & Practical Benefits

• Attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies, helping garden biodiversity.

• As legumes, sweet peas help fix nitrogen in the soil, improving fertility.

4.🌱 Growing Sweet Pea Royal Mix from Seed

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Prepare Seeds: Soak seeds overnight or nick the hard seed coat to aid germination.

2. Sow Indoors: 6–8 weeks before last frost, plant 1 inch deep in seed-starting mix at 15–20°C (59–68°F). Keep soil moist but not soggy.

3. Direct Sow Outdoors: After frost, sow 2 inches deep, spacing seeds 3–4 inches apart; thin seedlings to 6–8 inches apart.

4. Soil & Water: Well-drained, fertile soil; keep moist but avoid waterlogging.

5. Sunlight: Full sun (6+ hours/day) preferred, tolerates light shade.

6. Support: Provide trellis or fence early for climbing.

7. Maintenance: Pinch tips to encourage bushiness; deadhead spent flowers to extend blooming.

🔍 Fun Fact
Sweet peas became a Victorian England favorite due to their intoxicating scent and vibrant colors, often gifted as a symbol of pleasure and gratitude.