Product Review

This beautiful variety of sweet pea was first introduced to the UK in the late 17th century when a Sicilian monk, Brother Francis Cupani, sent seeds of this highly fragrant annual to Dr. Robert Uvedale, a teacher from Enfield, Middlesex. The rest is history. It;s popularity has endured the test of time. Cupani has smaller flowers than modern varieties but a much stronger and sweeter scent. Since the flower is self-pollinating, the color and scent is put out by the plant for the sheer pleasure of doing so. You can gather cut flowers from it in the early morning and put them in water immediately. Sweet peas like cool weather and can stand light frost. It has been said that Cupani's perfume can fill a room. It is pleasant and cheerful. SOWING: Sweet peas seeds can be sown indoors in late autumn to early winter into rootrainers or long thin pots. They can also be sown indoors in spring, March to April. Plant out in April to May. Sweet pea seeds can also be sown directly where they are to flower in spring. Germination of sweet pea seed is often quicker and more uniform if the seeds are soaked in water for 24 hours prior to sowing. This also enables you to identify any seeds with hard coats, which fail to swell during this period. These should have the seed coat nicked with a small file to enable them to take up water. Flower production is usually around two to three months from planting out. WHAT YOU WILL RECIEVE: A JPK decorative white seed envelope with 25 seeds and instructions printed on the seed envelope.