Sweet Pea 'Matucana' Seeds
Lathyrus odoratus
This Sweet Pea 'Matucana' variety boasts a striking combination of deep magenta and rich purple hues. Its highly fragrant blooms are a delightful addition to any sunny garden bed or container, providing both colour and aroma. With its bushy foliage and strong growth, it's an ideal choice for climbing up an obelisk or trellis. As part of the Old Fashioned Sweet Pea collection, it's guaranteed to bring timeless elegance to your garden.
- Pollinator-Friendly
- Cut Flowers
- Most Light Conditions
- Pot Fans
- Sweet Peas improve soil quality by adding nitrogen back into the earth.
- Train the vines up a wall, to bring colour to vertical space.
- Attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects.
Delivered within 2-5 working days via our standard delivery
Standard Delivery
For standard delivery, we’ll work with our delivery partners to ensure you receive your delivery within 2-5 working days.
Express Delivery
You can also send this item the next day, just place the order before 11 am and we'll get it sent out the same day to arrive the following day.
Gifting
Want to send this as a gift? We can include a handwritten note, just add what you'd like to write at checkout.
If you’re worried about your delivery or have any other questions please get in touch at [email protected] and one of our team will come back to you as soon as we can.
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- Sweet Peas improve soil quality by adding nitrogen back into the earth.
- Train the vines up a wall, to bring colour to vertical space.
- Attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects.
Delivered within 2-5 working days via our standard delivery
Standard Delivery
For standard delivery, we’ll work with our delivery partners to ensure you receive your delivery within 2-5 working days.
Express Delivery
You can also send this item the next day, just place the order before 11 am and we'll get it sent out the same day to arrive the following day.
Gifting
Want to send this as a gift? We can include a handwritten note, just add what you'd like to write at checkout.
If you’re worried about your delivery or have any other questions please get in touch at [email protected] and one of our team will come back to you as soon as we can.
For more information on our shipping services, have a look at our FAQs.
Grow in Your Garden
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Plant Details
About Sweet Pea 'Matcuna'
Lathyrus odoratus, commonly called sweet pea, is a bushy or climbing annual that grows highly fragrant flowers (odoratus meaning fragrant) on winged stems clad with medium to dark green leaflets in pairs. Stems end in tendrils which enable plants to climb.
In The Records
Sweet Peas have been traced to southern Italy and Sicily, where the plant grew wild. The sweet aroma and simple blooms delighted a Sicilian monk so much that he sent seeds to plant collectors and botanical institutions around the world.
| Features | Pollinator friendly, perfect for pots, likes most light conditions and great cut flowers |
|---|---|
| Locations | Balconies, terraces, containers and garden beds |
| Effort Level | Looks after itself |
| Botanical Name | Lathyrus odoratus |
| Other Names | Sweet pea + Vetchling |
| Plant Type | Annual |
| Pot Size | 25 cm |
| Pet/Baby Safe | Known to be toxic. |
| Number of Seeds | 20 |
| Sowing Tips | Before sowing, soak seeds overnight. Sow 1 seed per hole in well drained soil, lightly covered. |