Sweet Pea 'Nimbus'
Lathyrus odoratus

Unique and popular color.

Bred By Unwins. From the Spencer Series. Gray-white petals with inky, blue-black streaks throughout and lining the petal edge. Plants produce 3–4, slightly ruffled blooms per 9–12" stem. Lightly fragrant.

Sweetpea Nimbus would have to be one of my top favourites and in my opinion is one of the best flake varieties available. These stunningly attractive flowers have Inky grey blooms are deeply streaked and rimmed with dark eggplant colouring.

Details:

Life Cycle: hardy annual

Height: 6 to 8 ft

Site: full sun

Days to maturity: 75 to 90 days

Sowing: 1/2-1" deep

Plant spacing: 8 in

Pinch: when 4 to 6 in tall

Approxseeds per packet: 10

How to Grow:

Sow ½” deep in a 5” deep pot.

Use a good compost based seed starting mix.

Keep at 50-55 degrees for germination.

Move to 35-50 degrees in full sun for bulking up (they dont mind low winter temperatures)

Transplant in early spring into rich soil in full sun.

In mild areas seeds can be sown in pots in the fall, wintered over in a sheltered spot and planted out in spring. Everywhere else, sow seeds 10-12 weeks before the last frost and plant out right around the last frost.

Pinching

When grown slow and cold, sweet peas will naturally branch on their own. If you see that your plant has not branched but is getting tall, you may take out the top set of leaves, provided you leave 2 or 3 sets on the plant. This will encourage robust side shoots. We never pinch as our plants almost always branch on their own.

Harvesting:

Cut stems that have at least two unopened flowers at the tip

Vase life:

Harvesting flowers increases blooms. Vase Life: 4-6 days.

Sweet Pea 'Nimbus '

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LifeCycle :Annual
Height: 6-8 feet
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 75-90 days
Plant spacing: 6-8”
Pinch: when 6” tall
Approx seeds per packet: 10
Method

In warmer regions where winter weather is mild, sow sweet peas in autumn. Everywhere else, sow in late winter/early spring. Soak your seeds for 24 hours before sowing. This softens the seed coat and speeds the sprouting process by a few days.

While the seeds are soaking, fill your planting pots with soil. Sweet peas produce a ton of roots even in the beginning, so the more room you can give them during the early stages of life, the better they will grow in the long run. I use pots that are 3 1/2 in (9 cm) wide and deep.

Plant two seeds per pot, poking them ½ in (1.25 cm) into the soil with a finger.

Cover pots with a plastic dome lid to increase humidity and speed up germination. Place in a cool greenhouse or in a bright window in the house.

Once plants are 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm) tall, pinch out the central growing tip, just above a leaf joint, leaving just 2 or 3 leaf nodes. This will encourage the plant to branch vigorously from the base.

Sweet peas are heavy feeders. So, in addition to the standard soil preparation, I also run a 1 ft (30 cm) deep trench down the center of the bed and fill it with compost or well-rotted manure, so that once the sweet peas send their roots down deep, there is a feast awaiting them.

Vines grow rapidly and require a spot that gets full sun as well as a strong structure to climb. Place tall posts roughly 8 ft (2.4 m) apart down the row and attach either Tenax Hortonova netting or 6 ft high (1.8 m) metal fencing for them to scramble up.

Around the last spring frost, plant out seedlings in 2 rows, one on each side of the trellis, roughly 8 in (20 cm) apart down the row. Keep them tied to the trellis to produce straight stems. Once the vines get going, you can expect over 1 ft (30 cm) of growth a week, so be sure to stay on top of tying.

Sweet peas love water, and without consistent moisture, they won’t thrive. Keeping their thirst quenched during warm weather is crucial, so set up drip irrigation or soaker hoses as soon as you plant them. We water deeply 2 to 3 times a week.

To prolong blooming, it’s important that you keep plants from setting seed, so be sure to harvest and deadhead the flowers frequently. For the longest vase life, pick stems that have at least two unopened flowers at the tip. While they can be picked when more open, their vase life won’t be as long. Sweet peas are a short-lived cut flower, lasting at best 4 to 5 days in a vase. Adding sugar or flower preservative to the water makes a big difference and will add a few extra days.

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Sweet Pea 'Nimbus '

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