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Old 10-02-2004, 11:41 PM
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Default Sweet peas with Runner beans

"Martin Sykes" wrote in
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In article ,
"Mike

Crossland" writes:
| tub grown Runner beans. This year, for a change, I would like to
| try

sweet
| peas, any recommendations please? Presumably they would need to be
| well perfumed to attract the bees.

Mantuca.


Painted Lady is just as fragrant but I think a bit prettier in
two-tone pink, than the deep purple of mantuca(na?)


I grow Matucana with mine (not tub-grown), and think it looks great.
Painted lady is also a variety of runner bean by the way. It has red and
white flowers - v pretty.

Victoria