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Sweet Pea 'Matucana' Seeds
Lathyrus odoratus
This Sweet Pea 'Matucana' variety boasts a striking combination of deep magenta and rich purple hues. Its highly fragrant blooms are a delightful addition to any sunny garden bed or container, providing both colour and aroma. With its bushy foliage and strong growth, it's an ideal choice for climbing up an obelisk or trellis. As part of the Old Fashioned Sweet Pea collection, it's guaranteed to bring timeless elegance to your garden.
Approx 20 seeds
- Pollinator-Friendly
- Cut Flowers
- Tolerates Most Light
- Compact for Pots
Sweet Pea 'Matucana' Seeds – Quick Growing Guide
Sweet Pea 'Matucana' seeds produce fragrant climbing flowers ideal for cut bouquets. Sow from January to May or October to December. These scented sweet peas thrive in full sun with support and regular watering, offering blooms within 10–14 weeks for a delightful summer display.
How to Sow, Grow and Harvest Sweet Pea 'Matucana' Seeds
- Sow:Jan–May, Oct–Dec
- Germination:10–21 days
- Grow:Provide full sun and support for climbing stems
- Water:Keep soil moist but well-drained
- Harvest:Pick flowers 10–14 weeks after sowing
- Best for:Pots, beds, cut flower gardens
This variety features deep magenta and purple flowers with a strong, sweet scent. Its bushy habit makes it perfect for growing on obelisks or trellises. Part of the Old Fashioned Sweet Pea collection, it adds timeless charm and attracts pollinators to your garden.
Delivered within 2–3 working days. On its own, this packet ships letterbox delivery at £2.25. Fits through a standard letterbox, so no one needs to be home.
Delivery is priced on the size of your whole order, so adding more may move it into the next band:
- Letterbox delivery — small orders
- £2.25
- Standard delivery — most orders
- £4.50
- Standard delivery (multiple parcels) — large orders
- £7.50
- Free delivery (orders £60 and over)
- Free
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Grow in Your Garden
Sweet Pea 'Matucana' – Scented Cut Flower Seeds
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How to Grow
Sweet Pea 'Matucana' seeds can be sown indoors from January to April or October to December to get an early start, or sown directly outdoors after the risk of frost has passed. This variety thrives in containers, balconies, terraces, or garden beds where it can climb and display its fragrant flowers.
Sowing
Before sowing, soak the seeds overnight to aid germination. Sow one seed per hole in well-drained soil, lightly covering them to encourage successful sprouting during the sowing months.
Growing
Once seedlings emerge, provide sturdy support such as a trellis or obelisk to accommodate the climbing stems, especially when grown in the recommended 25 cm pots or garden beds. Thin seedlings as needed to prevent overcrowding and allow healthy growth throughout the growing season from May to September.
Plant care
Keep the soil consistently moist but avoid waterlogging to support healthy flowering. Regularly deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering and maintain plant vigour. As the plant grows, occasional feeding will help sustain the fragrant, scented sweet pea blooms throughout the summer months.
About Sweet Pea 'Matucana'
Sweet Pea ‘Matucana’ is a beautifully scented heirloom variety with deep maroon-purple blooms held on strong stems above soft green foliage. Pollinator-friendly and easy to grow, it performs well in pots, containers and garden beds, thriving in full sun or light shade. Renowned for its rich fragrance and long stems, it’s an excellent cut flower, flowering generously from late spring into summer when picked regularly.
- Pollinator-Friendly
- Cut Flowers
- Tolerates Most Light
- Compact for Pots
Eventual height & spread
0.5m
2m
History of Sweet Pea 'Matucana'
Sweet Peas originate from southern Italy and Sicily, prized for their scent and simple beauty. The 'Matucana' variety continues this tradition with its intense fragrance and vibrant colours.
| Other Names | Sweet pea + Vetchling |
|---|---|
| Pet/Baby Safe | Known to be toxic. |
FAQs
Typically from late spring to early summer. Harvest: Pick flowers 10–14 weeks after sowing. Flowering runs May to September. Watering: keep soil moist but well-drained.
Sow seeds indoors in early spring or outdoors after the last frost. Provide support for climbing. Before sowing, soak the seeds overnight to aid germination. Sow one seed per hole in well-drained soil, lightly covering them to encourage successful sprouting during the sowing months.
Seedlings usually appear in 10–21 days. Sow from January to May, and October to December.
Yes, they do well in pots with good drainage and support. It is suited to pots, beds and cut flower gardens. It is an annual, completing its whole life in one season, so sow again the following year.
Yes — this is a straightforward packet to give, and what makes it work as a gift is mostly timing. Sowing runs January to May, and October to December, so a packet given inside that window can go straight in, and one given outside it keeps perfectly well until the season comes round.
There are approximately 20 seeds in the packet. On effort it looks after itself, which matters if you are giving it to someone new to growing. It suits pots, beds and cut flower gardens, so it works for a small space as well as a garden.
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