Monday, 8 June 2009
Peas - the first treat of late spring
Victorian purple podded peas glory in the most beautiful flowers - dark purple and pale pink, my favourite colours in the garden - and look good enough to eat. Which they probably aren't. But the pods are! Paul and I greedily ate the lot as we found them, about two dozen between us and they were sweet and crunchy and delicious eaten raw on the allotment last week. A treat!
The flowers don't smell as good as they look - in fact they aren't scented at all, so we're still looking forward to enjoying the ornamental ones in the garden to enjoy the luscious scent.
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3 comments:
They look good.
The flowers are a lovely colour. I haven't seen peas flowering this colour before.
They are unusual - a traditional variety, Miss Fuggles sent them to me in the spring.
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