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Fabaceae
Everlasting Sweet Pea
Lathyrus grandiflorus
enduring affection.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lathyrus
- Native to
- Southern Europe, Italy, Balkans
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial vine
- Height
- 1-2 m
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It produces the largest individual flowers of any perennial Lathyrus species, up to 4 cm across.
- Unlike annual sweet peas, this species spreads by underground runners and can form extensive colonies.
- The bicolored flowers show a striking combination of deep rose-pink standards and purple-red wings.
- It was a favorite plant of the influential Irish gardener William Robinson, who championed natural-style planting.
- The seeds are toxic and should not be consumed, unlike edible peas from the related genus Pisum.
Color meanings
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enduring affection
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bliss
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tender memory
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goodbye