Lillie Nelson

Annual sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) are the single-season beauties we know and love. In many areas of North America, the perennial sweet pea (L. latifolius)… Read More »Is Sweet Pea Invasive?

Sweet peas are delicious freshly picked and raw. Try them with a little dip or plain. There’s no need to remove the pod- it’s edible… Read More »Do Sweet Peas Have Edible Pods?

As a Spencer-type sweet pea, ‘Noel Sutton’ has large, frilly blooms held on long, straight stems. Vigorous, producing lots of scented flowers. Which sweet peas… Read More »Are Spencer Sweet Peas Fragrant?

Everlasting sweet peas are both self-seeding and spreads via rhizomes, so propagation is quite easy. Sow sweet pea seeds, in soil above 50° degrees Fahrenheit.… Read More »How Do You Propagate Perennial Sweet Peas?

Wild peas are a climbing vine with small ovate leaves and vibrant magenta, red or purple flowers. Their pale green stems have a flat shape… Read More »What Do Wild Pea Plants Look Like?

Spencer Sweet Peas The classic sweet pea descended from the sport of Henry Eckford’s Prima Donna which was named Countess Spencer. The Spencers have a… Read More »What Is A Spencer Type Sweet Pea?

All parts of the sweet pea plant are toxic not only to chickens, but also to horses, dogs and humans. The flowers and seeds are… Read More »Can Chicken Eat Sweet Peas?

Bush peas are a lower growing variety of peas. They are cared for in the same way as pole peas, but you don’t have to… Read More »What Are Bush Peas?

The best scented sweet peas Lathyrus ‘Albutt Blue’ Lathyrus ‘America’ Lathyrus ‘Matucana’ Lathyrus ‘Erewhon’ Lathyrus ‘Karen Louise’ Lathyrus ‘Janet Scott’ Lathyrus ‘Black Knight’ Lathyrus ‘Bramdean’… Read More »What Is The Best Sweet Pea Variety?

Garden peas are also sometimes called sweet peas or English peas. The pods are firm and rounded, and the round peas inside need to removed,… Read More »What Type Of Pea Is A Sweet Pea?