I would wait until they finish blooming but they do grow quickly from seed if you wanted to start fresh in their new location. They only last a summer in my location anyways..
I am in Canada - Zone 4 and have a perennial sweet pea vine..there are annual versions of same..mine is special - the blooms are large and on one stem it is not unusual to have white, pink, and mauve blooms...I grew this vine 4 years ago..and loved it's pest free, fungus free, robust nature...gardeners are famous for dead heading to keep the blooms coming, as was I..but in year three I decided to let them go to seed..the pea pods were huge..5 inches ... I gathered them up - placed in a dry cool place over the winter and planted in year 4...nothing happened..so in year four I gave up..and pruned the vine down to the ground..wrapped up all of the greenery, pods and all and tossed into an empty corner in the yard..well, this year five..and guess what I have..no help from me...no soil..no water..just neglect..I have got a beautiful vine growing it's way into my lilac bush...it needs the support, as it is luscious ... I will take a page from nature's note book...I will try to plant the seed pods again this year..only I will wait until nature springs them open and flings out the seeds..this apparently happens at night..they soak up the heavy late summer dews and spring into life anew...what colour are your blooms?? I think my error was in saving them over the winter, they dried out..perhaps if I had of nicked them and soaked them first they actually would have sprouted..I will try that next time..why nick them you may think..well think of it this way..in nature, when a seed that large lands on the ground it looks like something to eat to a mouse, a chippie, even a squirrel..they either eat it, and pass it..or they take a nibble, same as my nick, decide it is not really what they want, and drop it..the shell is rather tough..nicking it will help the seed to germinate given the proper amount of moisture now being able to penetrate the shell within the growing season...make sense? hope so..enjoy the lesson..Roz
Hmmm...obviously the ants are interested in the sweet nectar they produce..as are hummingbirds...beneficial insects such as bees and wasps...I'm keep mine -thanks for reminding me what a great old vine this is....
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Not advisable but if you do take plenty soil with them, good luck
I would wait until they finish blooming but they do grow quickly from seed if you wanted to start fresh in their new location. They only last a summer in my location anyways..
I am in Canada - Zone 4
and have a perennial sweet pea vine..there are annual versions of same..mine is special - the blooms are large and on one stem it is not unusual to have white, pink, and mauve blooms...I grew this vine 4 years ago..and loved it's pest free, fungus free, robust nature...gardeners are famous for dead heading to keep the blooms coming, as was I..but in year three I decided to let them go to seed..the pea pods were huge..5 inches ... I gathered them up - placed in a dry cool place over the winter and planted in year 4...nothing happened..so in year four I gave up..and pruned the vine down to the ground..wrapped up all of the greenery, pods and all and tossed into an empty corner in the yard..well, this year five..and guess what I have..no help from me...no soil..no water..just neglect..I have got a beautiful vine growing it's way into my lilac bush...it needs the support, as it is luscious ... I will take a page from nature's note book...I will try to plant the seed pods again this year..only I will wait until nature springs them open and flings out the seeds..this apparently happens at night..they soak up the heavy late summer dews and spring into life anew...what colour are your blooms?? I think my error was in saving them over the winter, they dried out..perhaps if I had of nicked them and soaked them first they actually would have sprouted..I will try that next time..why nick them you may think..well think of it this way..in nature, when a seed that large lands on the ground it looks like something to eat to a mouse, a chippie, even a squirrel..they either eat it, and pass it..or they take a nibble, same as my nick, decide it is not really what they want, and drop it..the shell is rather tough..nicking it will help the seed to germinate given the proper amount of moisture now being able to penetrate the shell within the growing season...make sense? hope so..enjoy the lesson..Roz
Are you really sure you want these? They draw as many if not more ants than peonies. And you don't see them until you cut them for a vase.
Hmmm...obviously the ants are interested in the sweet nectar they produce..as are hummingbirds...beneficial insects such as bees and wasps...I'm keep mine -thanks for reminding me what a great old vine this is....