Have Never Seen Pea Pods On Sweet Peas Until Now Why?

Question

This years sweet peas have pea pods. Is this unusual? Have grown for 40+ years , never seen before, Why?

Answer 1

Your beautiful flowers are offering you seeds. If you let the pods dry on the plant, you can collect them for planting next year. Otherwise, they will dry and fall to the ground and hopefully, reseed themselves. Here's an article about this: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/sweet-pea/collecting-sweet-pea-seeds.htm