One of the most beautiful of the passion flowers, this beauty opens its large, fragrant flowers with deep red petals and a centre crown that contains five rows of numerous white and purple rays. Large leaves hang from stems that are quadrangular in cross section, hence its botanical name. It produces the most enormous fruits of all of the passion fruits, which grow very rapidly, and may weigh up to 4 kg (9 lb) turning to medium yellow when mature. For best fruiting, flowers should be hand pollinated. The ripe fruit is eaten fresh or used in drinks whilst unripe, green fruit is eaten as a vegetable. It is quite hardy, surviving temperatures down to 1°C (35°F) for short periods of time. In warm areas it can be cultivated in home gardens, or it can even be kept as a greenhouse or indoor container plant, and grown in a sunny south-facing window. ... Learn More

Deepest blood-red petunia-like flowers bloom continuously throughout the summer months, set off against the most finely incised bright green foliage of this very rarely offered climber. An absolute show-stopper on any trellis or pergola, this most graceful climbing vine is a true head-turner, or if you want to admire it for longer, make it a fabulous centre-piece in the conservatory. Few seeds. ... Learn More

The "Purple Bell Vine" is always one of the most sought-after climbing plants here. Deepest purple, almost black, flared tubular flowers with deep pink bracts, hang amongst the heart-shaped leaves. An exceptional container plant for the conservatory which will flower continuously for months on end. ... Learn More

This quite vigorous tree-climbing species is adorned with attractive grey-green leaves which are covered with large clusters of very fragrant, golden-eyed, palest-primrose-to-cream flowers. Finally comes a wonderful display of huge clusters of oval orange-red fruits which are quite outstanding. Its strong growth makes this useful late flowering rambler perfect for growing over arches and along walls, even in a northerly position, for a simple yet stunning look. Few seeds collected. ... Learn More

This modern grandiflora Sweet Pea, a new introduction by Keith Hammett, is a stunning dark maroon, almost black in fact. Also known under the name "Little Black Dress, it has amazing scent and has inherited the strong and heady perfume of its forebears together with improved petal size and stem length, making wonderful cut flowers. ... Learn More

This powerfully-perfumed Spencer sweet pea variety has large flowers with as many as 6 or 7 florets spread along long strong stems. Bred by New Zealand based breeder Keith Hammett it is ideal as a cut flower. ... Learn More

One of the 'more modern' heirloom varieties from 1898. Sprays of heavily perfumed, bicolored deep maroon/violet flowers. ... Learn More

Perhaps the best exhibition blue with large, ruffled, mid-blue, highly scented flowers on long strong stems. This is a vigorous variety suitable for the garden and show bench. ... Learn More

This lovely modern grandiflora type introduced by Roger Parsons in 2007 is a good clear mid blue. The breeder says "It is an Early flowering fragrant Spencer type with long stems and hooded standards". ... Learn More

This Grandiflora mix contains a choice assortment of most of the colours available in these highly-fragranced flowers. As well as the usual whites, blues, pinks, mauves and purples, there is a good proportion of attractive bi-colours. ... Learn More

Ruffled, delicate pale blue flowers with an exceptional fragrance. Awarded a First Class Certificate in the Wisley Trials. ... Learn More

These dwarf sweet peas, all with a compact bushy habit, display an attractive colour range over a long season. They are perfect for scrambling over a low fence, through shrubs, or even cascading from a container on the patio. ... Learn More

This truly different grandiflora type, also called "Pollyanna" is a distinct colour break from most others, as it is a bicolour with almost translucent, very fragrant, bluish pink standard and white wings. Although it has few flowers per stem, the number of stems produced is prolific! ... Learn More

This modern grandiflora type, also sold under the name name "Mama Mia" is new and totally unique. This reverse-bicolour flower is possibly the most exciting novelty sweet pea to come from Keith Hammett's breeding program in New Zealand. It has a light pink standard and rich mid blue wings, and is derived from a cross between a sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) and the recently discovered species Lathyrus belinensis, indeed, there is nothing else like it. Seed very scarce. ... Learn More

This new, valuable and quite exquisite Spencer variety bred by Roger Parsons and introduced in 2011, has frilly, paler-keeled, mid blue flowers and an overpowering perfume. With good placement of the flowers along the stems, it is perfect either for exhibition or for the garden, and is a strong-growing cultivar that stands up well to poor weather. Furthermore, it commands one of the highest seed prices of all sweet peas and deservedly so. AGM winner ... Learn More