Best peas for flavour

Mangetout ‘Golden Sweet’

Purple flowers and flat yellow mangetout pods make this one of the most striking pea plants you can grow. It’s tasty too; gorgeous scattered raw over salads. H1.8m (6ft). £3.49 for 100 seeds, Marshalls 0844 557 6700; www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk

Sugar snap ‘Sugar Ann’

Succulent crunchy pods with excellent flavour on short, easy-to-manage plants. H75cm (2½ft). £2.49 for 260 seeds, Unwins 0844 573 8400; www.unwins.co.uk

Sugar snap ‘Spring Blush’

Pretty pink flowers and rose-blushed snap pods on tall plants; you can also try picking the many tendrils for garnish. H1.8m (6ft). £2.99 for 175 seeds, Dobies 0844 967 0303; www.dobies.co.uk

Pea ‘Champion of England’

Heritage cultivar dating back to 1843 that’s tall growing, highly productive and tasty. H2.4-3m (8-10ft). £3.50 for 100 seeds, Dobies 0844 967 0303; www.dobies.co.uk

Pea ‘Douce Provence’

Very reliable early dwarf pea, heavy cropping, delicious and looks fantastic grown up mini wigwams. H60cm (2ft). £1.80 for 300 seeds, Kings Seeds 01376 570000; www.kingsseeds.com

Pea ‘Hurst Green Shaft’

An oldie but a goodie that’s repeatedly named as best for taste with good disease resistance and plenty of peas to a pod. H75cm (2½ft). £2.99 for 250 seeds, Thompson & Morgan 0844 573 1818; www. thompson-morgan.com