Lathyrus odoratus White Ensign - Sweet Pea Seeds

'White Ensign' is a vigorous, abundantly flowering and fragrant sweet pea variety, with large, ruffled brilliant white flowers. This Spencer sweet pea is one of the best white varieties. The very large, exquisitely ruffled blooms appear on long, voluble stems that grow to 2 m in height for 30 cm in width. The plants cover up their support in no time and are beautiful when used as a ground cover. In hanging baskets, they will romantically cascade down in pure white garlands. Flowering takes places from July to September. Grow in a sunny location in fertile, moist soil.

Lathyrus odoratus is an annual herbaceous plant of the Fabaceae family originating from south-eastern Italy and Sicily. It can reach 1.80 m to 2.50 m in height and 30 cm in width in the space of a few months. Its quadrangular winged stems have stipules at their base, bear pairs of light-green leaflets and end in a terminal tendril. Flowering takes place from May to October depending on the variety. The papilionaceous flowers are grouped in axillary clusters. The flowers are composed of 5 petals: a standard, 2 free wing petals, and 2 fused petals. They give off a delightful fragrance, which has a sweet floral aroma with honeyed and musky notes. The fruit is a flat pod that splits at maturity, forcibly expelling its seeds away from the plant. It is essential to regularly remove wilted flowers, as seed production stunts flowering. Sweet peas root deeply in the ground to find water and nutrients.