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Lathyrus clymenum

Lathyrus clymenum

Spanish vetchling

Common name Spanish vetchling

Family fabaceae

Life cycle annual

Flowers purple

Light

From seed nick and soak, germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Seed ripens late July

According to some information I had found, this species is supposed to be more freestanding than most lathyrus - but I found it to have much the same habit, laxly climbing up into the fence the backs our cutting garden. The plant has the typical winged stems, and small but charming purple-and-white bicolor flowers. Online photos show color variations where the white is replaced with various shades of pink or purple. The seedpods are marked with a bungundy stripe, and are held mostly horizontally.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: cutting garden

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '06 trade. Scarified with sandpaper, soaked 1d. Baggy 70F (100%G, 3-5d)
Seed from '06 trade. Baggy 70F (67%G, 3-5d)

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