{"product_id":"the-long-stem-sweet-pea-collection","title":"The Long-Stem Sweet Pea Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome sweet peas are grown for the nose, and some for the vase. The Long-Stem Sweet Pea Collection is for the vase: five Spencer varieties with large ruffled flowers, often four to a stem, on stems long and straight enough for a generous jug or the show bench. All are scented, and all climb to around two metres or more in a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParfume Millennium is a deep velvet crimson that holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit and, unusually for a crimson, stands up to summer sun without scorching. Mollie Rilstone is soft cream edged in rose, a sweet pea growers' favourite with a strong scent. Parfume Promise, another RHS AGM winner, is one of the prettiest bicolours there is, in rose-pink and pure white. Swan Lake gives huge ruffled snow-white blooms and is the one to grow if there is a wedding in the diary. Show Bench Mix completes the box with a range of colours bred for the longest stems of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Grow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow in October–November for the biggest earliest plants and overwinter them in a cold frame, or sow January–April indoors. Use deep root trainers, pinch out the tips at 3–4 pairs of leaves and plant out in rich, well-manured soil in full sun. For the very longest stems, grow a few plants as cordons: one stem per plant, tied to a cane, with the side shoots and tendrils removed. Once they flower, pick every day to keep them coming. Full instructions are printed on every packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive full-sized packets in our signature eco-friendly packaging — a gift for anyone who loves armfuls of flowers for the house. For the most fragrant varieties, see \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-sweet-pea-collection\"\u003eThe Sweet Pea Collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65116579955065,"sku":"TLS-SWP","price":11.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/6004\/7547\/files\/long-stem-sweet-pea-collection-box-label.jpg?v=1794059984","url":"https:\/\/www.bishybarnabeescottagegarden.com\/products\/the-long-stem-sweet-pea-collection","provider":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}