Blue Celeste Exhibition Sweet Pea Flower Seeds

Sweet Pea - Blue Celeste (Heirloom) - Lathyrus odoratus Blue Celeste's alluring pastel blossoms are very perfumed and bloom abundantly, 4 - 5 to a stem. They make entrancing vase flowers with lovely luminous color, fragrance and form. You'll have lots to cut as this British-bred specialty sweet pea offers a strong performance in the garden. These sweet blue flowers hold the eye and heart. Soil & Water: Sweet peas must have well-drained soil, so dig deeply and enrich with aged manure or compost before sowing seeds.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Lathyrus odoratus
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Vining
• Crop category: Pea
• Recorded feature: Fragrant
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1"
• Germination: 10-14 Days
• Height At Maturity: 6-8 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 4-5"

Direct sow Blue Celeste Exhibition Sweet Pea Flower into a prepared bed during the appropriate cool-season window. Keep the seed zone moist during establishment without leaving it waterlogged, and provide support when the recorded growth habit calls for climbing space. Once plants begin flowering, inspect developing pods regularly and harvest at the size and texture preferred for the kitchen. Local temperature, soil conditions, and harvest stage can affect the time from sowing to usable pods.

Seedlings will form strong root systems, then overwinter to bloom vigorously in the spring.

Plant seeds 1" deep and 2 - 3" apart.

When seedlings are 2" tall, thin to 4-5" apart to allow plants room to mature.

Before sowing Blue Celeste Exhibition Sweet Pea Flower, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

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