Thompson & Morgan Sweet Pea Purple Pimpernel 1 Packet (20 Seeds)

Purple Pimpernel is the great sweet pea to add to your garden for a classy edge! The rich purple blooms will perfume the air with a beautiful floral scent, providing stunning garden displays from late May into early September! This sweet pea will be great for patio pots, cottage gardens and indoor cut flower displays! Sow sweet pea seeds indoors in October for transplanting outdoors in spring, or direct sow outdoors from March to April. In autumn, sow 3 seeds per 7.5cm (3") pot at a depth of 1cm (1/2") in free-draining, seed sowing compost. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a plastic bag at a temperature of 20-25C (68-77F) until germination which takes 10-21 days. Once germinated, grow sweet peas on in cooler conditions, before transferring to a cold frame for overwintering. Spring sowings can be made outdoors directly into drills at a depth of 2.5cm (1"), and a distance of 7.5cm (3") apart. Pinch out the growing points of each stem once the second pair of leaves has opene