Dr Keith Hammett - Plant Breeder, Auckland, New Zealand. (first photo) The sweet peas you are used to growing are known by the botanical name of Lathyrus odoratus. Sweet peas evoke old-fashioned cottage gardens, with their fluttering blossoms and intense fragrance. Details Plant type: Hardy annual Height: 4-5 feet How to Grow Sweet Peas. JOIN THE FLORET NEWSLETTER AND STAY IN THE LOOP ON ALL THE EXCITING HAPPENINGS HERE ON THE FARM. Scent is not a criterion that is taken into account when judging sweet peas on the show bench,” Keith Hammett says. Our research showed with a little planning you can enjoy up to 9 months of flowers a year. Bred by Dr Keith Hammett, this sweet pea is recognised as the benchmark cultivar for scent and was given the Royal Horticultural Society Award for Garden Excellence. Large blooms on long, strong stems are a dramatic addition to a bouquet or stunning alone in a vase. Sweet Peas / Dahlias / Amaryllis / Clivias / ... wild Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odoratus, from which all Sweet Peas have been derived was summer flowering, strains have been developed that are able to flower at different times of the year. “I started breeding sweet peas as a teenager and from the outset used ancestral cultivars, which were much more strongly scented than exhibition cultivars available at that time,” he explains. To assist germination, seeds should be nicked or soaked in water for several hours, to soften the seed coating. This year we are planting more of Keith Hammett’s sweet peas. Availability: Currently Unavailable. Bred by Dr. Keith Hammett. Dr Keith Hammett boasts a unique recognition few could ever claim: one of his sweet peas was chosen as the flower to represent the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show in 2013. Lest intoxicatingly fragrant sweet peas become a flower of the past, Keith Hammet is breeding new varieties with all the spice of the originals. All about Japanese Sweet Peas. Enjoy beautiful photos about Japanese Sweet Peaa on this page! Each month you’ll receive helpful flower growing tips, special offers only available to our subscribers, advanced notice about upcoming workshops, exciting announcements and all the behind the scenes news from Floret. Our other favourite is the maroon in the Yates ‘Colourcade’ mix. Grow British sweet peas from seed: Life list accomplishment. Here are some tips to help: Sweet peas are usually best directly sown into the garden. Bred by Dr Keith Hammett, this sweet pea is recognised as the benchmark cultivar for scent and was given the Royal Horticultural Society Award for Garden Excellence. Bred by Dr. Keith Hammett. Because I have gone back to ancestral types, most of my cultivars have a good scent. Just look at this beauty!! The revival of interest in bicoloured sweet peas resulted from his intro­ duction of these colours into modern cultivars in the second half of the 20th century. This year we are planting more of Keith Hammett’s sweet peas. The flowers are more on the petite size and the vine won't grow as tall as other sweet peas you may have grown, but so lovely just the same. Just a matter of time. Similar to the sweet pea varieties 'Cupani' and 'Matucana'. No garden is complete without sweet peas. Displaying up to 7 blooms per stem and a lovely fragrance - they're perfect for Mother's Day bouquets as they bloom earlier than other sweet peas! Dr Keith Hammett has been breeding better sweet peas for more than 60 years – initially in England and for the past 50 years in his adopted home New Zealand. Sweet Peas are not difficult to grow from seed, they are simply specific in what they like and quite adamant about what they don’t like. Hammett, based in New Zealand, works on a number of plants, particularly dahlias and sweet peas. Voir plus de contenu de Dr Keith Hammett - Plant Breeder sur Facebook. It will go to seed very quickly so deadhead frequently for prolonged blooming. As Keith recalls it, it was love at first sight. Displaying up to 7 blooms per stem and a lovely fragrance - they're perfect for Mother's Day bouquets as they bloom earlier than other sweet peas! Photo: Matt Mattus honour of its creator, Dr Keith Hammett, and his contribution to Lathyrus breeding. ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ is a modern, small-flowered variety that offers the smaller bicolored blooms often only found in antique varieties. Dr Keith Hammett is also very close to breeding the first yellow sweet pea. 6-7 pH preferred. Latin Name: Lathyrus odoratus. No garden is complete without sweet peas. This is the genuine wild sweet pea from which all other sweet peas have been bred. From world-renowed plant breeder Dr. Keith Hammett comes this rare opportunity to savour the delights of the original sweet pea introduced from Sicily 300 years ago. $3.00. 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