Throw in a couple of hot-pink sweet pea vines and a clump of sunflowers, and you've exhausted the color wheel for good.

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Best bets: heirloom squash and chestnut soup, coriander-seared duck breast with roasted parsnip and sweet potato sauce, pan-seared trout with sweet pea and corn pancakes.

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"In mid July what we found was the bees had been visiting primarily rose, blackberry and sweet pea, with a bit of oilseed rape, " said Professor Newbury.

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It is intended to be eaten alongside other small plates, such as spring rolls with begonias and pansies, and a sweet, purple drink made from butterfly pea flowers.

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