**a Tribute To Sweet Pea Flowers! Poem by RAJ NANDY
**a Tribute To Sweet Pea Flowers!
A TRIBUTE TO SWEET PEA
FLOWERS!
There is a sweet flowering plant which has been
blossoming in a fashion rather discreet,
A native of the Mediterranean region, found from
Sicily to Crete , -
Know to the world today as Sweet Pea!
It is an annual climbing plant and can climb pretty
high!
Its leaves are pinnate with two leaflets and a tendril, -
With which the supporting structure it entwines!
Let me not go into its Botanical class, order, species,
and gender,
Or else I may lose sight of those purple flowers, -
their exquisite blossoms are so tender!
Its bright color and sweet fragrance gives the flower
its name, -
Inviting butterflies and honey bees, who flirt with it
without shame!
Henry Eckford, a nurseryman of Scottish descent,
Cross-bred and developed Sweet Peas into a floral
sensation and craze!
Making it well known during the late Victorian Age!
He was presented with the Royal Horticultural
Society’s Victoria Medal of Honour!
And this well-known flower since then, has never
been a loner!
This flower’s ability to self-pollinate and its easily
observable Mendelian traits, -
Such as color, height and petal form;
Made the pioneering geneticist Reginald Punnett, -
Use it in his studies of genetic linkage and reform!
He produced a Blue hybrid of Sweet Pea,
And the world simply marveled at his creativity!
This flower is also available in white, pink, violet
and purple - in galore,
Borne singly, or in clusters of two to four!
Making the English gardeners call it ‘Queen of
Annuals’ - a flower they simply adore!
Its vivid color, fragrance and length of bloom,
Makes them useful as good ‘cut flowers’ and a
favorite of the Florist too!
And now I present my bouquet of Sweet Pea
flowers to you!
-Raj Nandy
20 Jul 09
New Delhi
•This poem is dedicated to Ms Ritti Patnaik.
Has been written on her request, the dedication
is from my side! – Raj.
wat a lovely dedication...i loved the piece u portrayed on a Sweetpea flower... very well described inch by inch.. lovely
Making the English gardeners call it ‘Queen of Annuals’ - a flower they simply adore! Its vivid color, fragrance and length of bloom, Makes them useful as good ‘cut flowers’ and a favorite of the Florist too! And now I present my bouquet of Sweet Pea flowers to you! ................presentation of beautiful flower with vivid colours and fragrance...... lovely presentation of facts n i admire it....10 read mine...smiley.....bidding farewell...
Thanks for the fragrant, handpicked bouquet Raj. sweet pea is my fav flower. please read my poem CONSPICUOUS BY ITS ABSENCE. i don't see the flower being grown much now by gardners. Mamta
Great tribute to the well loved sweet pea. This year at my wifes request I have sown the bush variety, less trouble she says they support themselves. From my kitchen window I see lots of growth, too soon for flowers, but I am still waiting for them to support themselves. An enjoyable read, well done.
Wow! a bouquet of sweet pea flowers. They are gorgeous flowers and they don't get much mention in Adelaide in South Australia where I live. Yet, I can remember an aunt growing them and they are, as you say, smell so sweet and they are just so pretty. Thank you for all the information and background on them Raj. In Spring I will see if I can spot some in gardens. Lovely poem. 10 Karin Anderson
dear raj! the bouquet of sweetpeas, fills my heart, sweetpeas and me will never part. in my minds eye i see the toil soft petals feel, flower so royal! from a friend full of thoughts kind i accept, with grace, of lovely sweetpeas. thanx a lot for writing this wonderful poem.it made my day, and i am sure all flowerlovers will enjoy this poem as well!
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A fantastic poetic dedication written for a friend...well done! ! !