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Climbing sweet peas

6:29 PM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 |
Pat Feinstein    Email


Sweet pea is not edible, even though the pea pod looks similar to regular pea pods.


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It is an ornamental, climbing annual plant with fragrant, delicate-looking flowers.


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This year the sweet peas in my front garden were started from seeds in early spring, unlike previous years when they were started as small plants. They have grown very tall, around 3 - 5 feet and need stakes for support. The curly tendrils support the plant and twine around the stakes, which help the plants in the climbing process.


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Sweet pea flowers come in many colors except yellow, with a long blooming period.


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They also make lovely cut flowers.


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Sweet pea belongs in the genus lathyrus and family Fabaceae, native of eastern Mediterranean region.


According to the meaning of flowers, sweet pea signifies "Good-bye, Departure, Blissful Pleasure, Thank You for a LovelyTime."


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sydney harrod said:

I am frequently sent disturbing e-clippings from American blogs and ads that refer to culinary peas as Sweet Peas. That is dangerous and ought to stop.

True Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus)are grown for seed in field quantities in favourable areas of California, and I'm confident the people there know the difference.

The difference is important because Sweet Peas should NOT be eaten - see Wikipedia on Lathyrism and, particularly, Osteo-Lathyrism.

Any help the Providence Journal can give in counter-acting this unfortunate mis-naming would be help well worth while.

Link | September 22, 2009 6:08 PM
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