Apparently, this fantastic pea was bred by William Fairbeard in Kent (1843) & was grown than none other than Charles Darwin, appearing in his book ' The Variation of Animals & Plants under Domestication, 1868. ' Champion of England' quickly earned a name for itself for being a tasty, productive climbing variety & was judged as THE best pea by the Journal of Horticulture in 1876. Harvest July-September.