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Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Fabaceae · annual, vine
A fragrant cool-season climber with delicate ruffled petals.
SeasonSpring
ColoursPink, purple, white, red, blue
LightFull sun to part shade
Care levelModerate
Vase life3–5 days
Best forFragrant posies, romantic spring bouquets
A fragrant cool-season climber with delicate ruffled petals.
About this flower
This Flower Diary entry is designed as a practical starting point. Flowering time, colour, vase life and growing behaviour can vary by cultivar, climate and handling.
Using it in arrangements
Consider the flower’s scale, form, season and colour alongside the rest of your arrangement. Local availability may differ from natural bloom season because commercial flowers can be greenhouse-grown or imported.
Botanical identity
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lathyrus
- Native range / origin
- Mediterranean region
Growing & garden care
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
Floristry & cut-flower notes
- Vase life
- 3–5 days
- Best uses
- fragrant posies, romantic spring bouquets
Meaning, gifting & culture
- Common meanings
- gratitude, pleasure, goodbye
- Gifting occasions
- thank you, friendship, spring gifting
