| Scientific Name: | Lathyrus odoratus |
| Common Name: | sweet pea |
| Family Name: | Fabaceae |
| Origin: | Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (true), Vine or climber |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Climbing |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Compound, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Odd-pinnate, Tripinnate, Elliptic, Ovate, Entire, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Purple, Pink, Red, Jun-Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Legume, Green, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems and petioles winged and end in tendrils for climbing; leaves pinnately compound, most with two ovate-elliptical leaflets that expand to 4-7cm long x 2-5cm wide; flowers highly fragrant and now come in many colours, 2-3.5cm wide. | |