Discover the best sweet peas for fragrance, cut flowers, hanging baskets and compact patio displays, with beautiful colour and easy summer impact
Colour, fragrance, versatility… It’s not hard to see why so many of us love a sweet pea…
Probably the most popular annual flower, the sweet pea is commonly grown to climb up supports. Its vine-like foliage smothers structures, then in spring, the fluted blooms that we know and love burst from the stems in a rainbow of colour; pinks, purples, blues and whites – there’s no better sight than a sweet pea flower waving in the breeze on a sunny spring day.
But as time has gone on more and more cultivators have been created to appeal to a wider variety of desire in an ever-changing market. With the rise of urban gardening, demand has quickly shifted towards more patio friendly flowers, shrubs and trees and the need for traditional plants to take on new forms. From classic climbers to those perfect for pots, there are now a whole host of varieties to choose from depending on the space you have available to use and the look you want to create.
From compact growers fit for a patio planter, to those with an immense fragrance, there’s almost too many to mention!
Fragrant Sweet Pea Cut Flowers
For gardeners who want flowers that look lovely and smell even better, this collection is hard to beat. Fragrant Sweet Pea Cut Flowers delivers the classic sweet pea experience in all its glory, with climbing stems, vibrant blooms and that rich, nostalgic perfume that instantly says summer.
It is an ideal choice for training up supports in borders, pots or planters, where it adds height, movement and colour from late spring into autumn. The real joy comes when the flowers are picked. Long stems and beautiful scent make them superb for vases, bringing armfuls of garden freshness indoors. The more they are picked, the more they keep on coming.
Fragrant Trailing Sweet Peas
This is sweet pea growing with a clever twist. Fragrant Trailing Sweet Peas bring all the much-loved perfume and colour of traditional sweet peas, but in a form made for hanging baskets, window boxes and patio containers.
Instead of climbing upwards, these plants tumble gently over the edges, creating rounded domes and soft cascades packed with blooms. It is a brilliant way to enjoy sweet peas in smaller spaces or closer to seating areas, where their scent can be appreciated properly. Flowering for months and filled with lively shades and eye-catching bicolours, this collection turns everyday containers into something far more special and far more memorable.
Fragrant ‘Patio Perfect’ Sweet Peas
Short on space but still want that classic sweet pea charm? Fragrant ‘Patio Perfect’ Sweet Peas are a superb answer. Bred for compact growth, they stay neat and manageable while still producing masses of scented flowers in a lovely mix of colours.
Their tidy habit makes them ideal for patio pots, planters and smaller borders, where they deliver a long season of colour without the sprawling growth of taller climbing types. They are also wonderfully easy to enjoy, making them a great pick for beginners or anyone wanting reliable summer performance with minimal fuss.
Better still, the blooms are suitable for cutting, so the scent and colour can be enjoyed indoors too.
