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| | Sweet Peas |
 | | The modern sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, is descended from the wild sweet pea of Sicily whose scent, more than its flowers, enchanted Britain when it arrived there in 1699. |
 | | The sweet pea is by nature a climber, using its tendrils to scramble up trellises, canes, netting, fences, and practically anything else vertical to a height of 6 feet in most places, even 9 in a climate it really loves. |
 | | Like clematis, sweet peas prefer their heads in the sun and their feet in the shade, especially in summer, so letting them shelter behind squash or beans is a good idea. |
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