Old Fashioned & Grandiflora Sweet Peas
These have very good scent (mostly ***) and good weather resistance. Better than Spencers for garden decoration but are less good for cut flowers.
Semi-grandiflora type have waved petals

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Albutt Blue

(Albutt / Eagle 1999) White with blue picotee edge. Waved petals. Outstanding scent. ****

   

Annie B. Gilroy

(Grayson 1998) Rose pink bicolour

   

April in Paris

(Hammett / Shepherd 2003) Cream with delicate lilac edge; duplex; waved petals

   

Black Knight

(Eckford 1898) Dark maroon

   

Bramdean

(Wakefield / Parsons 2007) White flowers. AGM 2008

   

Cherry Ice

(E.W. King 1998) Scarlet

   
 

Cheshire Dark Blue

(Synge pre 1964) Mauve blue

   

Crown Princess of Prussia

(Haage & Schmidt 1868) Pink bicolour

   

Cupani

(20th Century) Maroon and Violet Bicolour


Donna Jones

(Grayson 1997) Scarlet
   

Fire and Ice

(Owl's Acre 2005) Crimson flake and blue bicolour

   

Flora Norton

(Morse / Vaughan 1904) Clear blue RHS/NSPS AGM 1995

 

Janet Scott

(Morse / Burpee 1903) Pale pink, white ground. AGM 1995



Kingfisher

(Taylor 20th C.) Violet flush on cream ground.
Waved petals
   

Lady Grisel Hamilton

(Eckford 1898) Lavender RHS AM 1896

   

Lord Nelson

(House 1907) Navy blue

   
 

Marbled Purple

(Turral 1960's) Flaked Purple on White Ground

 

Matucana

(Harland c.1955) Maroon/violet bicolour
   

Miss Willmott

(Eckford 1901) Orange pink bicolour
   

Monty Don

(Parsons 2008) Dark maroon



Mrs. Collier

(Dobbie 1907) Cream
NSPS Award of Merit 1906
 

 

 

Mrs. Walter Wright

(Eckford 1903) Mauve



Painted Lady

(18th century) Pink/white bicolour
   

Prima Donna

(Eckford 1896) Pale pink

   

Prince Edward of York

(Eckford 1897) Red bicolour

   

Purple Prince

(Eckford 1886) Maroon / deep violet bicolour

   

Queen Alexandra

(Eckford 1906) Scarlet

   

Romeo

(Unwin 2000) White with blue picotee edge

 

Unique

(Stark 1906) Pale blue flake on white

 

Violet Wings

(Beautiful Gardens 2002) Dark blue. Waved petals

 

Watermelon

(Shepherd 2005) Orange Pink. Waved petals.

 

Wretham Pink

(Morley / Parsons 2007) Pale salmon pink on white.

AGM 2008

Key to awards:
AGM = Award of Garden Merit

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