Sweet Pea 'Flora Norton'

Sweet Pea 'Flora Norton' is an heirloom grandiflora with soft, clear blue flowers. It has the most delicious fragrance of any sweet pea I've ever smelled. There's something very pleasing about it. The color is excellent, even though the flowers are smaller than modern varieties. It self-sows and performs well in our hot summer climate.

Sweet Pea 'Flora Norton' was introduced by Morse & Vaughn in 1904.

Fragrance rating: 5/5

height 6'

Sowing Flora Norton Sweet Pea Seeds

Start indoors or sow outdoors 8 weeks before the last frost date, 1/2" deep and 4" apart. In the south, sow in late fall. If starting in pots, move to a sheltered location outside when most of the seedlings appear (before the leaves unfurl). Bring indoors if temperatures drop below 20 degrees. Transplant to the garden 2-3 weeks before the last frost date. Full sun to part shade. Seeds and all parts of the plants are poisonous.

Home-grown seeds.