A number of sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. They are annuals grown as twining climbers, with flowers in pastel shades from white through pink to blue and deep purple. There are several bi-colours. Several cultivars are scented to a greater or lesser degree. Sweet peas can be badly affected by aphids, slugs and snails.
| Cultivar | Colour | Height | Fragrance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America | white/purple | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | medium | [1] |
| Aphrodite | white | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) | strong | [2] |
| Ballerina Blue | blue (pale) | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | strong | [3] |
| Bobby's Girl | pale salmon pink | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | medium | [4] |
| Bounce Mid Blue | lavender | 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) | [5] | |
| Bounce Navy Blue | blue (deep) | 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) | [6] | |
| Bramdean | white | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | strong | [7] |
| Bristol | pale violet | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | strong | [8] |
| Brook Hall | white | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | [9] | |
| Cathy | white | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | medium | [10] |
| Charlie's Angel | violet (pale) | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | strong | [11] |
| Chris Harrod | blue (pale) | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | [12] | |
| Crimson Cherub | red | 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) | medium | [13] |
| Dorothy Eckford | white | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | medium | [14] |
| Duo Salmon | red/pink | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) | strong | - |
| Evening Glow | pale pink | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | slight | [16] |
| First Flame | salmon | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | [17] | |
| Flora Norton | blue | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) | medium | [18] |
| Gwendoline | pale pink | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | medium | [19] |
| Hannah's Harmony | white/red | 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) | slight | [20] |
| Heathcliff | blue (violet) | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | strong | [21] |
| High Scent | white/violet | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | strong | [22] |
| Jacqueline Heather | white/pale pink | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | [23] | |
| Janet Scott | pale pink | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | strong | [24] |
| Jilly | white | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) | medium | [25] |
| John Gray | white/pale pink | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | medium | [26] |
| Just Julia | blue (mid) | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | strong | [27] |
| King Edward VII | crimson | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) | medium | [28] |
| Lady T. Cherub | pink/red | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) | medium | [29] |
| Lauren Landy | cream/pink | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | medium | [30] |
| Lavender Sprite | pink (lilac) | 0.25 m (9.8 in) | medium | [31] |
| Lipstick | pink (magenta) | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) | strong | [32] |
| Madison | pink/red | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | strong | [33] |
| Margaret Joyce | violet | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | strong | [34] |
| Martha Mary | white | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | medium | [35] |
| Mary Mac | cream | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | [36] | |
| Matucana | violet/crimson | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | strong | [37] |
| Mrs Bernard Jones | pink/white | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) | strong | [38] |
| Noel Sutton | violet blue | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) | medium | [39] |
| Northern Lights Cherub | pink/blue | 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) | [40] | |
| Oklahoma | white/crimson | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | strong | [41] |
| Pandemonium | white/pink | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | [42] | |
| Patricia Anne | white/violet | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | medium | [43] |
| Pocahontas | white/pink | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | medium | [44] |
| Sicilian Pink | cerise/white/purple | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | strong | [45] |
| Solway Sapphire | blue/white | 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) | slight | [46] |
| Solway Snowflake | white/pink | 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) | [47] | |
| Somerset Lady | pink (magenta) | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | [48] | |
| Starlight | magenta | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | medium | [49] |
| Sunset | white/pink | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | strong | [50] |
| Tahiti Sunrise | white/coral | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | strong | [51] |
| Teresa Maureen | white/purple | 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) | medium | [52] |
| Tranquillity | red | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) | [53] | |
| Valerie Harrod | white/pink | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) | medium | [54] |
| Wedding Day | white | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) | strong | [55] |
| White Supreme | white | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) | strong | [56] |
| Wretham Pink | pink (pale) | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | strong | [57] |
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