Magnificent Maroon Sweet Pea

The flowers of Magnificent Maroon are extraordinarily large, stemming from their exaggerated standard petals. You will often get five flowers on a long, straight stem which adds to their impact. Unsurprisingly the colour is a magnificent maroon - deep and shimmering but not too dark - with a tiny blue eye at the back of the standard petal. The petals appear more like an open fan than anything too frivolous and frilly. A new, and healthy variety and one of the darkest of our range of autumn sown sweet peas

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Magnificent Maroon sweet peas are ideal because of its abundance of flowers which means that even as one of the flowers begins to fade, there are still more looking good. Their enormous size and long stems make them ideal for cutting. It is best grown in a slightly more sheltered spot so tuck it into the corner of the garden. If you prefer an even darker sweet pea, have a look at the old-fashioned Black Knight which is a super deep crimson black colour or the navy Lord Nelson. Otherwise, Magnificent Maroon marries well with all of those wonderful other Spencer sweet peas like Anniversary which has similarly long stems and is white and pale pink. Not for you?

Features of Magnificent Maroon Sweet Peas

Colour: maroon - deep but not dark
Stem: long
Height: 2 m
Type: Spencer
Scent: good
Flowering: June to August
Planting Months: March-April

Onward and Upward

Magnificent Maroon was bred in Northern Ireland by Sydney Harrod in 2016. He was aiming for a larger maroon flower than the existing Burnished Bronze but did not want something so dark as Windsor. So he took characteristics from three sweet peas to create this magical maroon flower.....and thus one learns of the patience and attention to detail that goes into creating new and ever better sweet peas.

Magnificent Maroon Sweet Peas do best in well worked, moisture retentive soil. Adding organic matter really makes a difference and is best done the autumn before. But on the day is very much better than not at all. Your plants will do best in open ground, but you can get good results planting Sweet Peas in window boxes and pots of sufficient size - allow at least 3 litres per plant and remember that these are quite deep-rooted plants. In containers, the ideal planting mix is 50% compost, 40% topsoil and 10% well-rotted manure. Ordinary potting compost is OK, but you will get fewer flowers.

A range of supports can be used from twiggy branches to willow wigwams to posts with netting stretched between. Whatever you use, do the construction work before planting. Think about the position - Sweet Peas can cope with a little shade but flower better in full sun.

Space plants about 30 cm apart and about 5 cm from their supports. The hole should be deep enough to plant the full length of the rootball and allow enough so the soil finishes level with the lowest pair of leaves. Check to make sure they are climbing well every week or so, as they grow quickly. Tie into their supports if not.

Sweet Peas biggest need is for water - they are incredibly thirsty plants. So water well after planting and make sure they never completely dry out. They are greedy too so you will lengthen their flowering period if you give them a high potash and phosphate fertiliser every 7-10 days once buds begin to form. Home-made comfrey liquid is perfect or Tomorite will do - especially if you are on a sandy soil.

Cut the flowers as they develop pick them, otherwise they run to seed and stop flowering.

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Delivery: Our standard delivery charges are:

Small box (Orders containing only seedlings or rooted cuttings) £7.20 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Standard box (Bareroots up to 1.2m) £11.40 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
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Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
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Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week if there is no heavy rain.

Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot hedging plants to gardeners, farmers and town planners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying hedging plants online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.

Area	Coastal Areas, Frost Pockets, Scotland & The North
Colour	Purple
Type	Rootrained, Seedling
Also Good	Fragrant
Flowering	May, Jun, Jul, Aug

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Ashridge Nurseries is working as normal and the despatching of bareroot plants is underway.

You can see Current Delivery Information Here. We are now taking orders for delivery in February 2021.

Bulbs in the Green are available to order today.

Order now for delivery in February/March.

Sweet Pea Magnificent Maroon Seedlings

Lathyrus odoratus Magnificent Maroon

Magnificent Maroon Sweet Pea

Magnificent Maroon Marriages

Features of Magnificent Maroon Sweet Peas

Onward and Upward

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Curried Carrot & Coriander Soup

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Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?