Sugar Magnolia (sugar snap)

[jayb Enjoying the scenery. Find all posts View Profile Close jayb]

I've grown this variety before and they are very lovely, both to look at and eat. The plants have made tall vines, producing a good crop of sweet pods. This year I'm growing seeds from two different sources and have two types of peas growing, one regular looking type and the other with hyper tendrils.

[Galina Isolating and Pollinating Find all posts View Profile Close Galina]

Can't wait to see your pod pictures when they ripen.

[Silverleaf Weeding between the plants. Find all posts View Profile Close Silverleaf]

Definitely some antho ready to go there!

[jayb Enjoying the scenery. Find all posts View Profile Close jayb]

I'm wondering how similar the purple pods will be from the two sources.

[jayb Enjoying the scenery. Find all posts View Profile Close jayb]

Knots of tendrils, some also look to be tinged red.

[jayb Enjoying the scenery. Find all posts View Profile Close jayb]

Here's a couple of pictures of the leafy sort in comparison.

[Silverleaf]

Hmm, that's one of the ones with extra leaflets instead of tendrils, right?

That's caused by a gene called tl, if you're interested.

[jayb Enjoying the scenery. Find all posts View Profile Close jayb]

Yes. Both the 'leafy' ones are from the same source and it's the type I've grown previously.

[Galina]

do the leafy ones (acacia type) not have tendrils at all?

[Silverleaf Weeding between the plants. Find all posts View Profile Close Silverleaf]

I see. A couple of my experimentals have foliage like that, and it's a bit weird but fun. I think it's sometimes called "acacia leaf".

[jayb Enjoying the scenery. Find all posts View Profile Close jayb]

At the moment most of the leafy ones are just leaf in place of tendrils, although I noticed one or two are extended leafy as in the picture above but end with a few tendrils. It's a lot harder keeping them upright especially in the windy conditions we are having of late!