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Onion
Rousham Park Hero
Once an exhibition favourite, this flat, yellow-skinned variety can be spring or autumn sown. Bred at Rousham Park, near Bicester, Oxfordshire, in the 19th century by the head gardener Mr Wingrove,...
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Onion
Strigonovsky
This Russian variety produces brown, globe-shaped onions with yellow flesh. The bulbs are 120-240g in size with good flavour, and not excessively hot.
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Pea
Bijou
A French mangetout variety donated to HSL in the early 1980s, but grown by our donor for many years. It's a vigorous and productive variety, so will need strong supports. The gorgeous, bi-coloured ...
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Pea
Carlin
Grown by our donor's family since the 1890s and originally given to his great-grandfather as a wedding present, this ancient variety dates back to the latter half of the 16th century. Protein rich ...
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Pea
Clarke's Beltony Blue
This heirloom variety has been grown on our donor's great grandfather's farm in Co. Tyrone since at least 1850 (but possibly as far back as 1815). This tall (around 1.5m), prolific and vigorous pea...
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Pea
Commander
Dating from the early 1900s and originating in the Netherlands, this pea is excellent for cooking and drying. Strong, tall plants (>2m) produce stunning bicoloured flowers and purple pods with arou...
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Pea
Cooper's Bean Pea
Our donor was given these peas by a visitor to her house during Open Gardens weekend and has grown them for many years. She says: “It looks like a pea, tastes like a bean.” This variety is very tal...
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Pea
Dun
Our donor has been been growing this variety in Gloucestershire since the mid-1980s and says “they're a brilliant pea, very pretty bicoloured pink flowers followed by tightly packed pods of excelle...
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Pea
Eat All
A tall mangetout variety that produces the prettiest pink and maroon bi-coloured flowers. Our donor was given them by his grandfather, who had grown them for at least 50 years before he passed away...
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Pea
Fairbeards Non Pariel
Syn. Admiral. 'Non Pareil' from the French meaning unrivalled. This variety was bred by William Fairbeard, probably around 1840. It's derived from Champion of England which was also, until reintrod...
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Pea
Glory Of Devon
A popular West Country maincrop variety, granted an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1899, this pea was repatriated by author William Woys Weaver from the United States Department of Agriculture (USD...
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Pea
Latvian Grey Pea
This variety originated in Latvia and has been grown there since around 1900. The term grey peas is given to older forms of pea, and refers to those that can be eaten fresh, without cooking. It pro...