Our Harry Sweet Peas

Lathyrus odoratus Our Harry is a beautifully scented annual sweet pea that's proved extremely popular over the 30-odd years since its introduction, Our Harry has ruffled petals in a delightful shade of lavender blue that fades to paler mauve at the edges. It's a gorgeous cottage garden classic, with heaps of charm and a lovely fragrance – not as strong as some heirloom varieties but delicious nevertheless – and good strong, long stems on a plant that grows to around 2m high. It's an essential addition to our range of sweet pea seedlings.

High and mighty

For a beautiful scented combination, you could try growing him up a pergola or trellis alongside a fragrant pink rose such as Constance Spry, or pure white Iceberg. The sky blue tones of this sweet pea would make for a heavenly cool-colour combination with the whites and pinks. Remember, sweet peas are brilliant for picking indoors, and a multi-coloured bouquet can be stunning. So grow a few different varieties – try Anniversary, whose pale pink, lavender-tinged petals will complement Our Harry wonderfully, deep claret King Edward VII, for a brave contrast, and richly scented white Mrs Collier. A strong-growing sweet pea that will last really well in a vase, for longevity pick when there are at least two unopened flowers at the tip.

Features

Colour: lavender blue, fading at the tips
Stem: long
Height: 2m
Type: Spencer
Scent: good
Flowering: June to September (in our garden in 2018 it was still in flower in late October)
Planting Months: March-April

A fine pedigree

Raised by F G Davies and introduced by Marchant in 1987, it has been described as 'faultless'.

Plant Our Harry Sweet Peas in well prepared, moist soil that ideally has been improved with organic matter. Erect supports for the peas to climb up before planting. They can also be planted in pots of sufficient size - allow 6 litres per plant - and with an ideal planting medium of 50% compost, 40 %top soil and 10% well-rotted manure. General purpose compost will do however but produces fewer flowers.

Our Harry can be grown in a container, as long as it is large enough - allow at least 5 litres per plant - and they are kept well fed and watered, as sweet peas are famously thirsty and greedy. Make sure they get plenty of water and potassium (potash) rich plant food, such as tomato fertiliser.

The principal requirement is enough water - Sweet Peas are thirsty and hungry plants. They can cope with a little shade but flower better in full sun.

Space each plant about 30 cm apart and about 5 cm from its support. The hole should be deep enough to accommodate the longest root and the soil should come up to the level of the first side shoot. Use wire/netting/twine between the supports so that the Sweet Pea can climb naturally. You will still need to tie them into the frame. They grow fast, so check every ten days or so.

Water well; the soil around sweet peas should never dry out. As the flowers develop pick them and keep on picking, otherwise they start to form seedpods and will stop flowering altogether. Keep tying in and picking for as long as you can. Perfectionists will remove the curling tendrils which grip other stems and can result in flowers with wiggly stems and also will remove side shoots. see the website for more advice on training sweetpeas.

, By all means, apply a high potash and phosphate fertiliser during the growing season. (Sweet Peas actually fix nitrogen from the air into the soil so you don't need more of that.) Home-made comfrey liquid is perfect or Tomorite will do especially if you are on a sandy soil.

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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)
Large box (Pots up to and incl. 7.5L) £15.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £100 inc VAT)
Trees & Hedging (Bareroots & trees 1.2m+) £18.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £120 inc VAT)
Pallets (Root balls, large pots, trees etc) £60.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £240 inc VAT)

*Surcharges to the Highlands and Islands still apply.

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.
We will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

Payment: We do not charge your card until we begin to prepare your order for packing.

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 in summer 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.

Misc	Wildlife Value
Shade	Full Sun
Area	Coastal Areas, Frost Pockets, Scotland & The North
Soil	Good, Well Drained
Colour	Blue (Medium)
Type	Rootrained, Seedling
Also Good	Fragrant, Repeat Flowering
Flowering	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

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SIZES	1	2-4	5+
Pack of 4	Plenty of Stock£7.25	Plenty of Stock£5.50	Plenty of Stock£5.32
	Prices include VAT

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

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Our Harry Sweet Pea Seedlings

Lathyrus odoratus Our Harry