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Tuesday, 29 September 2015
PICKING SWEET PEAS (LATHYRUS ODORATUS) IN AUTUMN
Months ago I planted sweet peas (lathyrus odoratus) that I bought as small plants from the RHS garden centre in Harlow Carr. Although the number of flowers produced has been disappointing and probably down to yet another disappointing summer here in West Yorkshire, they have steadily given me enough blooms to put into a small vase in my kitchen. Those small blooms, perhaps no more than half a dozen, can fragrance a whole room. They grow on a south facing fence (right next to the Wisley Magic runner beans), and I am still picking them so it's worth growing them even for just a few flowers. The more you pick, the more flowers are produced. I took this photo yesterday.