Sweetpea "Matucana"

Sweet pea "Matucana".
Special fragrance! Cultivated since 1543.
Hardy Annual. Climber. Plant height up to 200 cm. Inflorescence diameter 6 cm.
Position: Full Sun. Ideal For: Cottage Garden, Cut Flower, Trellis. Germination: Easy. Aftercare: Easy. 
One of the first Sweet Peas to be introduced into Britain just before the year 1700, by a Sicilian monk, Franciscus Cupani. This variety has the original enthralling Sweet Pea fragrance which is captivating in every way. A wonderful cut flower and garden plant with masses of bicoloured, purple and deep blue blooms. Flowers early to mid-summer. Climbing to 123 cm.
Sowing Instructions: sow October indoors, or March to April outdoors. Germinate at +20+30 °C on the surface of free-draining, damp seed compost, 3 seeds per 7.5 cm pot. Apply a layer of compost 1cm deep. Place in a propagator or seal container in a polythene bag until after germination which takes 10-21 days. Spring sowings can be sown outdoors, 2.5 cm deep in drills 7.5cm apart. 
Growing Instructions: overwinter October sown plants in cooler conditions such as a coldframe before planting out in spring when the ground has warmed, 23-30 cm apart. 
Aftercare Instructions: pinch out the growing point once the first or second pair of leaves has opened. Water freely during dry weather and apply well-rotted manure occasionally. Regular removal of spent flowers will encourage further blooms.
Caution: harmful if eaten.

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