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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Hector on June 18, 2017, 16:31:24

Title: Champion of England...scented!
Post by: Hector on June 18, 2017, 16:31:24

I have heard such great things about this pea's taste....so what a pleasant surprise today to smell the lovely white flowers...reminds me of vanilla/ honey

Title: Re: Champion of England...scented!
Post by: galina on June 18, 2017, 21:20:47

Really?  I never noticed.  Pity I am not growing them this year.  Enjoy.  Will make a note to check next time in my pea database.  By the way I wonder how many peas in the pod you get?   They are so well filled.   :icon_cheers: :sunny:

Title: Re: Champion of England...scented!
Post by: Hector on June 21, 2017, 08:31:13

Spoke to Real Seeds ( lovely people) and they say they have had another customer contact re Lord Leicester with same thing....they think its related to weather.  What a nice bonus!

Title: Re: Champion of England...scented!
Post by: Silverleaf on June 21, 2017, 11:14:41

I haven't noticed any scent on my peas (will check properly later though) but my potato blossoms smell wonderful. I suppose that's the weather too.

Title: Re: Champion of England...scented!
Post by: Vinlander on June 28, 2017, 09:18:03

Quote from: Hector on June 18, 2017, 16:31:24

... smell the lovely white flowers...reminds me of vanilla/ honey

I have a feral chard volunteer in my polytunnel and it was well out of the way so it had time to flower. No visible petals but the smell of honey is overpowering - I try to persuade visitors that it is my "odour of sanctity".

Cheers.

Title: Re: Champion of England...scented!
Post by: Hector on June 28, 2017, 21:13:41

Scent of Chard-onnay ;)

Title: Re: Champion of England...scented!
Post by: Seacarrot on July 07, 2017, 06:33:58

I've got seeds for next year, I must remember to sniff.

Title: Re: Champion of England...scented!
Post by: Silverleaf on July 07, 2017, 08:23:27

Had a sniff at my Telephone flowers, yep, faint sweet smell. :)