Prospect - Gawler
Prospect - Gawler
Colour - deep mauve
Scent - medium
Sow - autumn and spring
Height - approx 3m
Variety - annual
Note: Early Flowering
History - pre 1947
An article from the “Bunyip” 1947 shows just how popular sweet peas were at Gawler.
Sweet Pea Garden at North Galwer – 3 100 feet of flowers
Few people realise that tucked away behind the North Gawler Station is probably the biggest sweet pea garden in the State. Planted two years ago by Mr E J Hibbard the 27 fragrant rows are an addition to the sweet pea garden at his home. All told Mr Hibbard has 3 100 feet under crop, and fifteen different colours can be seen. There’s Early Mariner (blue), Dew's Triumph (pink), Glenice Percy (cerise), Columbia Improved (pink and cream), Fragrant (lavender), Apollo (pink), Prospect (lavender), Chimes (pale pink), Claude Hill (white), Claire Harkness (shell pink), Redwood (deep red), Price's Seedling (dark pink), and others.