The blooms are usually strongly scented.

The annual species, L. odoratus, may be confused with the everlasting pea, L. latifolius, a perennial.

Horticultural development

Sweet peas, native to Sicily and Sardinia, were first mentioned by the Franciscan monk and botanist Francesco Cupani in the Hortus Catholicus (1696). Cupani first studied medicine before entering

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