Pisum sativum Sugar Dwarf Sweet Green ('Norli')
pea (sugarsnap) [Sugar Dwarf Sweet Green] = 'Norli'
A compact mangetout variety growing about 0.6-1.1m high, with pure white flowers and crisp, stringless, sweet, bright green edible pods, about 7.5cm long, 1.5cm wide, and 0.3cm thick Peas, Pisum sativum, are nitrogen-fixing annuals, climbing by tendrils up to 2m high, with pinnate leaves of up to eight glaucous, rounded elliptic to oblong leaflets, up to 7cm long, and usually white flowers up to 3cm long, in summer, followed by round, green, edible, protein-rich seeds, in long cyclindrical pods from summer until the first frosts; the pods as well as the seeds of sugarsnap varieties are also edible, as are the flattened pods of mangetout varieties; the young shoots and leaves are also edible.
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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | White | Green | Green | |
Autumn | White | Green | Green | |
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H2Botanical details
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Climbing
- Genus
A very small genus of annual, flowering plants from legume family. Native to SW Asia and NE Africa, species P. sativum is widely cultivated for food. Hollow. Climbing or trailing stems bear compound leaves and tendrils. Flowers are butterfly-shaped, 1-3 per stalk. The fruit is a pod
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Sow seed from early spring, once the soil is warm, to early summer, in a double row at about 7cm spacings in a flat-bottomed drill 5cm deep and 15cm wide, in full sun in well-drained but humus-rich, moisture-retentive, preferably near-neutral soil, and pick pods regularly to ensure a continuous crop; [Sugar Dwarf Sweet Green] = 'Norli' gives an early, heavy crop, but over a short season, so it is best to make several sowings for a longer season; it is largely self-supporting so may not need much or any support; for more advice, see pea cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown 5cm deep, from early spring to early summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to pea moth, and by aphids, pea and bean weevil, pea thrips, pigeons, slugs, and snails; mice may eat newly-sown seeds
Diseases
May be affected by powdery mildews, and by downy mildews, foot and root rot, Fusarium wilt, grey moulds, pea leaf and pod spot, and virus diseases
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