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Old 29-04-2010, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by soup[_5_] View Post
Spot (and identify if poss) the cuckoo in the nest. Son had planted a
tray of sweetpea seeds; most of them have come up, but one plant looks
totally different to the others. Probably its seed looks pretty much
like a sweetpea's seed (son has lots of difficulties so he would not
notice if it was subtly different , but I am fairly sure he would notice
if the seed had been glaringly different).

http://www.sidtech.co.uk/iu/soup936104423291.JPG
Does indeed look like a very typical seedling of a climber in the pea family, such as a wild vetch or something. I think you'll have to grow it on to know just what it is, on the off-chance it might be something exciting.