Sweet pea is a plant and an herb.
botanical information:
Botanical name: Lathrys odoratus
Common name: sweet pea
Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.
There are no true essential oils for sweet pea, but there are sweet pea bouquets. You can use sweet pea bouquet in the same manner as a true essential oil in any recipes or formulas that call for sweet pea oil.
astrological correspondences:
Astrological planet: Venus 
magickal correspondences and uses:
Month: Sweet pea is associated with April.
Perfumes: Sweetpea perfume corresponds with wednesday and is a good perfume for wednesdays.
Venus spells: Sweet pea (as a bouquet) may be used in as an ingredient or substitute for magick spells and formulas related to Venus matters (beauty, compassion, fidelity, friendship, happiness, interchanges, joy, love, luck, meditation, pleasure, reconciliation, and youth). Be careful about substitutions for preparations that will be ingested or come in contact with the skin. These substitutions do not apply to medical uses. See the article on Venus for a list of herbal substitutes for sweet pea.
Using essential oils: There is no true essential oil for sweet pea, but there are sweet pea bouquets. You can use sweet pea bouquet in the same manner as a true essential oil in any recipes or formulas that call for sweet pea oil. Essential oils are just too concentrated and too expensve to use without dilution. If you purchase pure essential oil from a source such as Mountain Rose, you will want to place just a drop or two into a neutral carrier vegetable oil or jojoba. This conservation is typical of the use of essential oils in spells and other magick. It is wise to test a bit of any essential oil on your inner wrist before use. If any irritation occurs, do not use the essential oil. Keep essential oils out of reach of children and pets and away from heat and light. See the article on essential oils for detailed information on how to mix and use essential oils.
Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.
Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.
Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).
See also: herbs.
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