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Tiny sweetpea
When we were at Highgrove we saw the tiniest sweetpea flower I've ever seen.
Neither of us knew what it was - it's a light blue, all one colour IIRC and probably less than an inch across. At first glance we thought we'd seen a tiny butterfly. Anyone know what it is? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
Tiny sweetpea
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says... On 26/7/08 10:06, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:01:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When we were at Highgrove we saw the tiniest sweetpea flower I've ever seen. Neither of us knew what it was - it's a light blue, all one colour IIRC and probably less than an inch across. At first glance we thought we'd seen a tiny butterfly. Anyone know what it is? Vetch? We have the tiniest blue butterflies living in a holly bush. Guess what they are called? :) Tiny Blue? ;-) No, I don't think it was a vetch. It was in the Islamic garden, being trained up a wall. Try Lathyrus pubscens -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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On 26/7/08 11:06, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:57:30 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 26/7/08 10:06, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:01:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When we were at Highgrove we saw the tiniest sweetpea flower I've ever seen. Neither of us knew what it was - it's a light blue, all one colour IIRC and probably less than an inch across. At first glance we thought we'd seen a tiny butterfly. Anyone know what it is? Vetch? We have the tiniest blue butterflies living in a holly bush. Guess what they are called? :) Tiny Blue? ;-) Near but no prize. :o) August GW offers 3 free/cheap plants for dry areas. No takers in Devon this year? Strangely enough, no. ;-) We were irritated to get a letter suggesting that our subscription to GW expires soon. Expiry is actually December 2008. At least GW arrives at roughly the same time that it is on sale in UK, nowadays. It is so humid here today you can almost swim in it. It's been very hot here - 23C in Totnes this morning. But every so often it clouds over and does a good imitation of weather trying to break up. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 26/7/08 11:27, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote: In article , says... On 26/7/08 10:06, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:01:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When we were at Highgrove we saw the tiniest sweetpea flower I've ever seen. Neither of us knew what it was - it's a light blue, all one colour IIRC and probably less than an inch across. At first glance we thought we'd seen a tiny butterfly. Anyone know what it is? Vetch? We have the tiniest blue butterflies living in a holly bush. Guess what they are called? :) Tiny Blue? ;-) No, I don't think it was a vetch. It was in the Islamic garden, being trained up a wall. Try Lathyrus pubscens That's too big but it's more like L. sativus which I found on the same Google image page. I don't remember it having any pink on it, though. Thanks for the pointer -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 26/7/08 12:01, in article ,
"Jennifer Sparkes" wrote: The message from Charlie Pridham contains these words: In article , says... On 26/7/08 10:06, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:01:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When we were at Highgrove we saw the tiniest sweetpea flower I've ever seen. Neither of us knew what it was - it's a light blue, all one colour IIRC and probably less than an inch across. At first glance we thought we'd seen a tiny butterfly. Anyone know what it is? Vetch? We have the tiniest blue butterflies living in a holly bush. Guess what they are called? :) Tiny Blue? ;-) No, I don't think it was a vetch. It was in the Islamic garden, being trained up a wall. Try Lathyrus pubscens ... or, having looked at that, I found Lathyrus sativus - blue http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/veget..._sweet_pea.htm Jennifer Should have read your msg. before replying to Charlie, Jennifer! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 26/7/08 14:29, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:03:35 +0100, Sacha wrote: snip It's been very hot here - 23C in Totnes this morning. But every so often it clouds over and does a good imitation of weather trying to break up. It's done that on an hourly cycle since yesterday, enough to put us off going sailing, because of the threat of "70km/h winds under thunder clouds". The only time it has rained was in the middle of the night. Same here. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Sacha writes
On 26/7/08 12:01, in article , "Jennifer Sparkes" wrote: ... or, having looked at that, I found Lathyrus sativus - blue http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/veget..._sweet_pea.htm Jennifer Should have read your msg. before replying to Charlie, Jennifer! I think L sativus is a rather steely/electric blue - I'm pretty sure that's the species I've grown in the past, and it is certainly a striking colour. -- Kay |
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On 26/7/08 20:43, in article , "K"
wrote: Sacha writes On 26/7/08 12:01, in article , "Jennifer Sparkes" wrote: ... or, having looked at that, I found Lathyrus sativus - blue http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/veget..._sweet_pea.htm Jennifer Should have read your msg. before replying to Charlie, Jennifer! I think L sativus is a rather steely/electric blue - I'm pretty sure that's the species I've grown in the past, and it is certainly a striking colour. Well, steely isn't right. This was sort of dusty, I'd say. I think/hope one of the gardeners is going to email us about the Hosta, so I'll see if he can find out what it is from one of his colleagues. It was so tiny and so unobtrusive that we almost missed it altogether. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
Tiny sweetpea
In article ,
says... On 26/7/08 20:43, in article , "K" wrote: Sacha writes On 26/7/08 12:01, in article , "Jennifer Sparkes" wrote: ... or, having looked at that, I found Lathyrus sativus - blue http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/veget..._sweet_pea.htm Jennifer Should have read your msg. before replying to Charlie, Jennifer! I think L sativus is a rather steely/electric blue - I'm pretty sure that's the species I've grown in the past, and it is certainly a striking colour. Well, steely isn't right. This was sort of dusty, I'd say. I think/hope one of the gardeners is going to email us about the Hosta, so I'll see if he can find out what it is from one of his colleagues. It was so tiny and so unobtrusive that we almost missed it altogether. There is something called Lord Ansons Pea but I have never grown it that is supposed to be a bright blue -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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On 27/7/08 08:46, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote: In article , says... On 26/7/08 20:43, in article , "K" wrote: Sacha writes On 26/7/08 12:01, in article , "Jennifer Sparkes" wrote: ... or, having looked at that, I found Lathyrus sativus - blue http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/veget..._sweet_pea.htm Jennifer Should have read your msg. before replying to Charlie, Jennifer! I think L sativus is a rather steely/electric blue - I'm pretty sure that's the species I've grown in the past, and it is certainly a striking colour. Well, steely isn't right. This was sort of dusty, I'd say. I think/hope one of the gardeners is going to email us about the Hosta, so I'll see if he can find out what it is from one of his colleagues. It was so tiny and so unobtrusive that we almost missed it altogether. There is something called Lord Ansons Pea but I have never grown it that is supposed to be a bright blue Yes, that is too bright a blue. I'll have to see if I can find out from the man in charge of the Hostas. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Are you quite sure the 'Sweetpea' at Highgrove was a Lathyrus? Knowing
Prince Charles's fondnest for wild flowers, and that he was friendly and often advised by the late Miriam Rothschild, could your Sweetpea not be Wood Vetch, Vicia sylvatica. Wood vetch is fully in flower at the moment here in Northamptonshire and as a climber, grows to at least 6ft. MD. |
Tiny sweetpea
On 27/7/08 13:22, in article , "Mike
Derby" wrote: Are you quite sure the 'Sweetpea' at Highgrove was a Lathyrus? Knowing Prince Charles's fondnest for wild flowers, and that he was friendly and often advised by the late Miriam Rothschild, could your Sweetpea not be Wood Vetch, Vicia sylvatica. Wood vetch is fully in flower at the moment here in Northamptonshire and as a climber, grows to at least 6ft. MD. That's still not it, I'm afraid. We have that here and I love it but it's not the same. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:01:09 +0100, Sacha
wrote: When we were at Highgrove we saw the tiniest sweetpea flower I've ever seen. Neither of us knew what it was - it's a light blue, all one colour IIRC and probably less than an inch across. At first glance we thought we'd seen a tiny butterfly. Anyone know what it is? Crucial question Sacha. Was it scented? I have grown one similar to Jennifer's picture but have no idea where the seed came from. Mine were not scented. I have saved so many sweet pea seeds over the years that this year I mixed them all together. I tried 2 sowings of my mixture and only one germinated in each pot and it was one of those. Long fine leaves and tiny pale blue flowers. No idea of variety but mine look like sativus. So disappointing that there is no scent. Pam in Bristol |
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On 27/7/08 18:21, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote: On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:01:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When we were at Highgrove we saw the tiniest sweetpea flower I've ever seen. Neither of us knew what it was - it's a light blue, all one colour IIRC and probably less than an inch across. At first glance we thought we'd seen a tiny butterfly. Anyone know what it is? Crucial question Sacha. Was it scented? I have grown one similar to Jennifer's picture but have no idea where the seed came from. Mine were not scented. I have saved so many sweet pea seeds over the years that this year I mixed them all together. I tried 2 sowings of my mixture and only one germinated in each pot and it was one of those. Long fine leaves and tiny pale blue flowers. No idea of variety but mine look like sativus. So disappointing that there is no scent. Pam in Bristol I don't think it was. We were on our way out of that garden right at the end of the tour so I got the briefest opportunity to smell it and got no scent. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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