List of Award of Garden Merit sweet peas

'Dorothy Eckford', a sweet pea cultivar, grown at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

A number of sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. They are annuals grown as twining climbers, with flowers in pastel shades from white through pink to blue and deep purple. There are several bi-colours. Several cultivars are scented to a greater or lesser degree. Sweet peas can be badly affected by aphids, slugs and snails.

List

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Cultivar Colour Height Fragrance Ref
America white/purple 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) medium [1]
Aphrodite white 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) strong [2]
Ballerina Blue blue (pale) 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) strong [3]
Bobby's Girl pale salmon pink 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) medium [4]
Bounce Mid Blue lavender 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) [5]
Bounce Navy Blue blue (deep) 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) [6]
Bramdean white 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) strong [7]
Bristol pale violet 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) strong [8]
Brook Hall white 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) [9]
Cathy white 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) medium [10]
Charlie's Angel violet (pale) 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) strong [11]
Chris Harrod blue (pale) 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) [12]
Crimson Cherub red 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) medium [13]
Dorothy Eckford white 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) medium [14]
Duo Salmon red/pink 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) strong -
Evening Glow pale pink 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) slight [16]
First Flame salmon 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) [17]
Flora Norton blue 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) medium [18]
Gwendoline pale pink 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) medium [19]
Hannah's Harmony white/red 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) slight [20]
Heathcliff blue (violet) 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) strong [21]
High Scent white/violet 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) strong [22]
Jacqueline Heather white/pale pink 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) [23]
Janet Scott pale pink 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) strong [24]
Jilly white 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) medium [25]
John Gray white/pale pink 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) medium [26]
Just Julia blue (mid) 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) strong [27]
King Edward VII crimson 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) medium [28]
Lady T. Cherub pink/red 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) medium [29]
Lauren Landy cream/pink 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) medium [30]
Lavender Sprite pink (lilac) 0.25 m (9.8 in) medium [31]
Lipstick pink (magenta) 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) strong [32]
Madison pink/red 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) strong [33]
Margaret Joyce violet 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) strong [34]
Martha Mary white 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) medium [35]
Mary Mac cream 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) [36]
Matucana violet/crimson 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) strong [37]
Mrs Bernard Jones pink/white 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) strong [38]
Noel Sutton violet blue 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) medium [39]
Northern Lights Cherub pink/blue 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) [40]
Oklahoma white/crimson 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) strong [41]
Pandemonium white/pink 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) [42]
Patricia Anne white/violet 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) medium [43]
Pocahontas white/pink 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) medium [44]
Sicilian Pink cerise/white/purple 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) strong [45]
Solway Sapphire blue/white 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) slight [46]
Solway Snowflake white/pink 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) [47]
Somerset Lady pink (magenta) 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) [48]
Starlight magenta 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) medium [49]
Sunset white/pink 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) strong [50]
Tahiti Sunrise white/coral 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) strong [51]
Teresa Maureen white/purple 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) medium [52]
Tranquillity red 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) [53]
Valerie Harrod white/pink 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) medium [54]
Wedding Day white 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) strong [55]
White Supreme white 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) strong [56]
Wretham Pink pink (pale) 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) strong [57]

References

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  1. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'America'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Aphrodite'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Ballerina Blue'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Bobby's Girl'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Bounce Mid Blue'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Bounce Navy Blue". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Bramdean'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Bristol'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Brook Hall'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Cathy'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Charlie's Angel'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Chris Harrod'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Crimson Cherub'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Dorothy Eckford'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Duo Salmon'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Evening Glow'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'First Flame'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Flora Norton'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus Gwendoline". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus Hannah's Harmony". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Heathcliff'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'High Scent'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Jacqueline Heather'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Janet Scott'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus ;Jilly'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'John Gray'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Just Julia '". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus King Edward VII". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Lady T. Cherub'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Lauren Landy'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  31. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Lavender Sprite'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  32. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Lipstick'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  33. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Madison'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  34. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Margaret Joyce'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  35. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Martha Mary'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Mary Mac'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  37. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Matucana'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  38. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Mrs Bernard Jones'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  39. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Noel Sutton'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  40. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Northern Lights Cherub'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  41. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Oklahoma'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  42. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Pandemonium'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  43. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Patricia Anne'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  44. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Pocahontas'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  45. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Sicilian Pink'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  46. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Solway Sapphire'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  47. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Solway Snowflake'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  48. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Somerset Lady'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  49. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Starlight'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  50. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Sunset'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  51. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Tahiti Sunrise'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  52. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Teresa Maureen'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  53. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Tranquillity'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  54. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Valerie Harrod'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  55. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Wedding Day'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  56. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'White Supreme'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  57. ^ "Lathyrus odoratus 'Wretham Pink'". RHS. Retrieved 29 September 2020.