Lathyrus rotundifolius

Lathyrus rotundifolius, the Persian everlasting pea, is a <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> of <a href="/facts/Flowering_plant/E5eGYIvY">flowering plant</a> in the pea <a href="/facts/Family_(botany)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> Fabaceae, <a href="/facts/Native_species/03kpM3rf">native</a> to Iran. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall, this <a href="/facts/Herbaceous/u6myDhE2">herbaceous</a> <a href="/facts/Perennial_plant/MQ3NvAUW">perennial</a> climber has twining, clinging tendrils and brick red flowers in summer. Unlike its relative, the sweet pea (<a href="/facts/Lathyrus_odoratus/pt59WT6N">Lathyrus odoratus</a>), the flowers are unscented. It is <a href="/facts/Hardiness_(plants)/aNQcHDPQ">hardy</a> to −20 °C (−4 °F), but requires a position in full sun.
It holds the <a href="/facts/Royal_Horticultural_Society/QrtXmlUo">Royal Horticultural Society</a>'s <a href="/facts/Award_of_Garden_Merit/zQ4Ya8S6">Award of Garden Merit</a>. It is a suitable subject for scrambling over a fence or through another shrub or tree.

Lathyrus rotundifolius open-in-new

Lathyrus rotundifolius