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- How do you take care of a sweet pea bush?
- How do you shape a sweet pea bush?
- How do you grow sweet pea bushes?
- Does Sweet Pea like sun or shade?
- Is sweet pea shrub toxic to dogs?
- Is a sweet pea shrub a perennial?
- How big does a sweet pea Bush get?
- Do you cut back sweet pea?
- How tall do sweet pea bushes grow?
- What month do you plant sweet peas?
- How often do you water sweet pea bushes?
- Do Sweet peas need a lot of water?
How do you take care of a sweet pea bush?
Sweet pea shrubs survive without a lot of supplemental irrigation, but they look best if you water them regularly. Remember that those grown in containers need water more often than those grown in the ground. Since they bloom year round, they appreciate a little general purpose fertilizer in both spring and fall.
How do you shape a sweet pea bush?
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- Search the plant for damaged, overgrown or dead stems.
- Select damaged, overgrown or dead stems for pruning. ...
- Cut the branch or stem off quickly and cleanly at a 45-degree angle.
- Head back no more than one-third of the plant.
- Make 6-inch or 8-inch cuts around the shrub with a pair of hedge pruning shears.
How do you grow sweet pea bushes?
Sweet peas are happiest with their heads in the sun and their roots deep in cool, moist soil. When possible, plant low-growing annuals in front of them to shade their roots. Choose a well-drained site. Alkaline soil is best; sprinkle some powdered lime on the surface if your soil tends to be acidic.
Does Sweet Pea like sun or shade?
Make sure you plant the sweet peas outside after the last frost date in your area. Choose a spot in full sun or very light dappled shade with rich, well-drained soil. Add plenty of organic matter in the weeks before you plant the seedlings out. Plant the seedlings about 20cm apart and water in.
Is sweet pea shrub toxic to dogs?
Toxicity to pets
When ingested, it can cause neurological and musculoskeletal signs including weakness, lethargy, tremors and seizures. Typically, this is more commonly seen in large animals chronically grazing on sweet pea.
Is a sweet pea shrub a perennial?
Sweet Pea Shrub (Polygala × dalmaisiana) is a compact, ornamental, evergreen shrub.
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An Easy-To-Grow, Abundantly Flowering Shrub.
| Botanical Name | Polygala × dalmaisiana, Polygala myrtifolia var. grandiflora |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennial shrub |
| Mature Size | Up to 5 feet |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun/partial shade |
| Soil Type | Rich, well-drained |
How big does a sweet pea Bush get?
This shrub grows in a loosely rounded mound that can be about 3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 meters) high and just as wide. Its attractive, grayish-green leaves are small—about an inch (2.5 centimeters) long—and they provide a pretty green canvas for this shrub's brilliant display of purplish-pink, sweet pea-shaped flowers.
Do you cut back sweet pea?
Cut perennial Lathyrus back to ground level in autumn or, preferably, leave the cutting back until February so the dead stems provide cover for wildlife in winter. Simply pull out and compost annual sweet peas once flowering has finished at the end of summer. In hot, dry seasons this might be a bit sooner.
How tall do sweet pea bushes grow?
Cultural notes: Plant sweet pea shrub from transplant in well-drained soil in the spring. It grows to a height of 4 feet to 5 feet.
What month do you plant sweet peas?
Sow your sweet peas seeds anytime from October until March, two seeds to a pot. You can sow your sweet pea seeds in March but growing sweet peas over winter will produce stronger, more robust plants. I usually use root trainers – long, thin pots or cardboard loo rolls – to sow my sweet peas into.
How often do you water sweet pea bushes?
Sweet peas rarely need watering more than once a week, but you need to maintain even moisture throughout the growing season. They do not like hot weather, so water them regularly in the summer, but do it early in the day to prevent buds from dropping, yielding and fewer flowers, and to prevent plants from scorching.
Do Sweet peas need a lot of water?
All plants grown in containers dry out more quickly, which makes Sweet Peas prone to attack by mildew. If you are growing Sweet peas in containers, consider adding water retaining gel and a good mulch to retain moisture. It also follows they will require regular watering, especially during dry spells.
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