Flower Question?

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Flower Question?

I want to get a custom drawn Sweet Pea on my ankle. I have a few questions about them.

How large are the flowers, compared to a coin? (quarter, nickle?)

Are there any pea plants attached to the flower? Like the edible kind, that looks like a bean?

Are they really poisonous?

Where are the seeds at on them?

I looked them up, but I just wanna make sure.

Thanks!

Answer 1

The size would vary from the size of a nickle to the size of a quarter (maybe even a little larger).

Yes, the flowers grow on a plant that looks similar to a graden pea, but the stems are flattened and have "wings" out to the sides.  You can see the stem in this photo:  http://davesgarden.com/pics/tubbss5_1121...

Yes, they're poisonous (to eat).

They get seeds in pods just like edible peas, but the pods are ahiry:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/veloena/122... - these are young pods where the seeds haven't filled out yet.

Some illustrations showing all the parts together:  http://www.anbg.gov.au/poison-plants/600...

http://delta-intkey.com/angio/images/bma...

http://www.hsny.org/images/gallery/asba0...

http://gallery.inlishui.com/albums/userp...

Answer 2

i guess that in some twisted way this really is a botany question