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Out of stockPeaLaxtons Exquisite
This maincrop pea produces it pods, as so many of these old varieties of pea do, over a long period of time and at a good height for picking to be a pleasure. Introduced before 1937, this early var...
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PeaLockie's Early
Our donor has grown this variety since 1982, when he was given some seed by his farming neighbour. The peas had originally been given to the farmer's mother and father in 1906 as a good luck weddin...
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PeaLord Leicester
This 19th century dwarf variety produces stout stemmed plants, white flowers and plump, well-filled pods. Listed in Harrisons of Leicester Garden Seeds and Sundries catalogue 1919 as: "A cross betw...
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PeaNewick
This variety was grown by our donor's family in Sussex during the 1970s. Produces tall plants (>180cm) and white flowers, which are replaced by straight, green pods that are delicious at the manget...
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PeaPurple Podded
Introduced before 1911, this variety produces very tall plants with exquisite bicoloured purple flowers, worthy of a place in the ornamental bed. The fleshy, dark purple pods make perfect mangetout...
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PeaRobinson
Our donor had grown this variety on his farm in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, since the 1950s, however, he was originally given the seeds by a Mr Robinson, who had acquired them in Scotland. The ...
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Out of stockPeaRoi De Carouby Snow Pea
Donated by John Yeoman, this French variety produces tall plants, beautiful maroon and violet bicoloured flowers and succulent, sweet, stringless pods of incredible size. Snow peas are eaten whole,...
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PeaSalmon Flowered
Our donor described the unusual flowers of this variety as "growing like fingers on a hand". Originally trialled as a fodder crop in the 1970s, the compact plants have strikingly beautiful, bicolou...
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PeaStenu
A tall, vigorous pea (around 2m) with pods that form a metre or so above the ground, making them easy to pick. Pretty pink and dark purple flowers give way to pods containing an average of 8 peas e...
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PeaSuttons Achievement
This tall, second early variety is a heavy cropper so benefits from sturdy supports. It was introduced by Sutton & Sons in the early 1950s, when it won an RHS First Class Certificate. Its 1954 cata...
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PeaSuttons Phenomenon
Suttons 1933 catalogue states: “This splendid pea is regarded by the large number of customers who have grown it as being one of the finest varieties we have ever introduced. The crop produced is q...
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PeaSuttons Super Pea "The Vc"
This variety was introduced by Suttons in 1905. Its 1933 catalogue proudly states: "The largest podded tall pea ever placed in commerce. The comparative tests carried out by us leave no doubt that ...