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| Asparagus Pea Heirloom Variety Leguminosae/Fabaceae Asparagus Pea |
| Asparagus Pea |
More from the Asparagus Pea genus |
| Heirloom Variety |
| Leguminosae/Fabaceae |
More seeds with the Family name Leguminosae/Fabaceae |
| Tetragonolobus purpureus, Lotus tetragonolobus |
| 1353C |
| Asparagus Pea seeds |
| You will probably find more references to this plant in your gardening library referring to its use as an ornamental than to its use as a vegetable. Yet it is as an orthodox, no gimmicks, eat-with-the-Sunday-roast veg. we offer it here. Picked young and tender (less than an inch long), the peculiar winged, four-angled, square pods when lightly cooked whole have a unique flavour said to resemble, as the name implies, Asparagus. They can also be eaten raw in salads, fried in butter, stir-fried or added to soups and stews. The seeds can be eaten like peas or roasted and used as coffee. Start under glass or sow direct where they are to grow, spacing the plants a foot or so apart. Twiggy pea-sticks appreciated. As you will have gathered, the plant is very ornamental and its very pretty flowers of an unusual shade of a fine darkish, brownish purple-red will be much appreciated in the flower garden. 1-1½ ft. | |
| Annual, Hardy |
| £3.20 per packet | | |
Guide prices for information only:
Euros: € 3.79
US Dollars: $ 4.78
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