“Lord Leicester” Tall Pea

Another variety we rescued – a fantastic traditional UK pea that is sadly commercially extinct, but we managed to regenerate it starting with just a tiny handful of peas which we tracked down in a private seed collection in USA.

So here you are, a wonderful old pea brought back from the verge of extinction. It grows to about 5 or 6 ft tall, and the special thing about Lord Leicester is that starts to flower very early on, but carries on to almost the end of the season – so you get peas over a long period. The yield is good too – just look at all those pods in the picture!

As far as we know, this is now extinct, other than our crop – hence the smaller packet. But 60 or so seeds should be plenty to be honest, as it is really productive. And as it is (like all our seeds) real seed – not a hybrid – you can of course keep your own seed for resowing.