Sweet Pea
Name: Botanical name is Lathyrus
odoratus - odoratus means scented.
Origin: Italy
Colour: Purples,
pinks, creams,salmons.
Availability: March to November
Care Tips: Keep cool, always
in water, and away from ripening fruit. Commercial sweet peas
are treated after cutting to
prolong their life; garden-cut ones may only last one or
two days but
florists' peas can last over a week.
Language of Flowers: Sweet peas
mean "delicate pleasures".
Breeders are trying to develop a scented yellow sweet pea. The
Lathyrus family has a naturally occurring yellow pea but it has
no fragrance.
