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. ...

Pea Plants
- Douce Provence Deliciously sweet & tender peas! The Douce Provence is a versatile pea plant with an amazing crop of
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Pea Plants
- Douce Provence Deliciously sweet & tender peas! The Douce Provence is a versatile pea plant with an amazing crop of
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Borne in pairs, the pods are about 11cm (41/2) long & carry from 9-11 delicious, sweetly flavoured peas. Reliably produces heavy crops & is highly disease resistant. Height 60-75cm (2-21/2'). Maincrop variety. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. ...

A delicious ' Mangetout' Sugar Pea with long, fleshy, slightly curved pods. Gather while young & cook them whole! Height 105-120cm (3-4'). Easy to grow & now better value than ever! Why not give them a try? You don't have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce! ...

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A traditional variety & one of the few tall varieties still available. Still grown all over the country since few varieties crop so well. The long, thick pods often contain 11 large peas of excellent flavour. Height 1.5-1.8m (5-6'). Recommended for deep freezing & exhibition. Maincrop/ Late Peas
- usually ready 14-16 weeks after sowing.
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Rob says: These peas could be mistaken for an ornamental if you grow them in your borders
- the beautiful violet flowers can rival
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Apparently, this fantastic pea was bred by William Fairbeard in Kent (1843) & was grown by 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. In the 1970's, taller growing peas fell out of favour & this pea began to disappear from seed catalogues. Fortunately, Garden Organics ' Heritage Seed Library' saved this variety from disappearing forever in 1975 & now I'm extremely pleased you are able to grow it again. Producing tall, productive plants with well-filled pods of 7-10 peas, this variety won't take up much floor space but will crop incredibly well. The fact the peas are juicy & sweet also makes it Champion of England in my eyes....and Charles Darwins! ...

Pea Continuity Duo Pack contains two packets of seed (1 of each variety): Avola
- An excellent long-podded early variety combining
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