- Botanical name: Lathyrus vernus 'Spring Melody'
- Common name: Spring pea
- Family: Papilionaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial, Deciduous
Pink
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Flowers
A great spring bee plant, Lathyrus vernus is a compact, bushy perennial with pea-like foliage and pretty, dark purple vetch-like flowers. It’s perfect for growing in a partially shaded spring border, where it associates well with other spring-flowering plants such as bleeding heart and primrose. All plants in the pea family are excellent for bees, as the flowers bear particularly high quality pollen, which, when fed to bee grubs, helps them grow into strong, robust adults.
Lathyrus vernus ‘Spring Melody’ bears flowers in two shades of pink. It’s ideal for a partially shaded woodland border or spring display.
Grow Lathyrus vernus ‘Spring Melody’ in rich but well-drained soil, ideally in a mixed border among later-flowering plants which will spread to fill the gap when its foliage dies down in midsummer. Alternatively, grow on a bank among low ground-covering plants.
How to grow Lathyrus 'Spring Melody'
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Plant size
50cm height
50cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
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Position in border
Front
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, partial shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
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Do not Collect seeds in January |
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Do Collect seeds in May |
J
Do Collect seeds in June |
J
Do not Collect seeds in July |
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Do not Collect seeds in August |
S
Do not Collect seeds in September |
O
Do not Collect seeds in October |
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Do not Collect seeds in November |
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Do not Collect seeds in December |
Lathyrus 'Spring Melody' and wildlife
Lathyrus 'Spring Melody' is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Does not attract Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Does not attract Butterflies/Moths
Does not attract Other pollinators
Is Lathyrus 'Spring Melody' poisonous?
Lathyrus 'Spring Melody' can be toxic.
Toxic to Cats
Toxic to Dogs
Toxic to Horses
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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