• Eventual height: 0.3m
  • Eventual spread: 1m

asparagus pea

asparagus pea or Lotus tetragonolobus

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approx 50 seeds £2.99 £2.39
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£2.99 £2.39
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  • Position: Full sun
  • Soil: Moderately-fertile, well-drained soil


  • A low-growing ground cover plant with gorgeous maroon flowers. These are followed by a prolific crop of unusual winged pods, which should be picked young, at about 2.5cm long and eaten whole: they have a delicate flavour similar to asparagus. Allow plants to scramble prettily over the edges of your veg beds or support with twiggy pea sticks.

  • Garden care: Pick regularly to ensure continuous cropping. Large pods tend to become stringy and fibrous. To cook, just top and tail the pods and steam or lightly boil.

  • Sowing instructions:
    Sow direct outside under cloches from late spring into a sunny spot with free-draining soil, spacing seeds 5cm apart in shallow drills about 1.5cm deep. Cover seedlings with netting in the early stages to protect from birds, and protect from slugs.


  • Sow: April to May


  • Harvest: June to August


  • Approximate quantity: 50 seeds
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