I'm looking for recommendations for a very fragrant lathyrus. I'm
disappointed with the faint scent of the sweet peas I've grown this year,
and I want something that will knock me out at 10 paces. Preferably pastel
colours, but the strongest, sweetest, headiest fragrance is what I want.

Thanks.

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:03:23 GMT, "Melanie"
wrote:

I'm looking for recommendations for a very fragrant lathyrus. I'm
disappointed with the faint scent of the sweet peas I've grown this year,
and I want something that will knock me out at 10 paces. Preferably pastel
colours, but the strongest, sweetest, headiest fragrance is what I want.

Thanks.

What you want is the old 'Eckford' varieties, my assistant here's been
growing them for us this last two seasons - not quite as big and showy
as the modern ones but the scent is out of this world. You buy them
from the society, I think you need to join the society but then the
seeds only cost about 50p a packet iirc.
http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/sweet-pea/
Rod

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In article , Melanie
writes
I'm looking for recommendations for a very fragrant lathyrus. I'm
disappointed with the faint scent of the sweet peas I've grown this year,
and I want something that will knock me out at 10 paces. Preferably pastel
colours, but the strongest, sweetest, headiest fragrance is what I want.

I know it's not pastel coloured but L Matucana has a wonderful scent.
You can also collect the seeds each year and never have to buy them
again )
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see

In article , Jane Ransom
wrote:

I know it's not pastel coloured but L Matucana has a wonderful scent.
You can also collect the seeds each year and never have to buy them
again )

It's also, I think, the mummy of them all.

L

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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:03:23 GMT, "Melanie"
wrote:

I'm looking for recommendations for a very fragrant lathyrus. I'm
disappointed with the faint scent of the sweet peas I've grown this year,
and I want something that will knock me out at 10 paces. Preferably pastel
colours, but the strongest, sweetest, headiest fragrance is what I want.

Thanks.

What you want is the old 'Eckford' varieties, my assistant here's been
growing them for us this last two seasons - not quite as big and showy
as the modern ones but the scent is out of this world. You buy them
from the society, I think you need to join the society but then the
seeds only cost about 50p a packet iirc.
http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/sweet-pea/
Rod

Weed my email address to reply.
http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html