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Position

Sun exposure:
Dappled shade, full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing
Position in border:
Middle

Soil

Prefers rich soil:
Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Sweet peas can be trained to grow up canes for high-quality blooms, or allowed to scramble up a trellis or obelisk. They make excellent cut flowers. Plants need a cool moist root run, and regular watering in dry weather.

Lathyrus odoratus ‘Susy Z’ is a ‘flake’ sweet pea, meaning it has flowers with a light background and a darker colour striped, or ‘flaked’ over it. Flowers of ‘Susy Z’ are dark red and cream. It makes an ideal garden flower and is perfect for using in floral arangements and as a cut flower at home, but isn’t suitable for exhibiting as the flaking of the flowers is too variable.

For best results, feed Lathyrus odoratus ‘Susy Z’ fortnightly with a high-potash fertiliser, and deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.

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Lathyrus ‘Susy z’ and wildlife

Lathyrus ‘Susy z’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Lathyrus ‘Susy z’ poisonous?

Lathyrus ‘Susy z’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is known to attract Horses
Horses
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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