Day 273: If you live in the Pacific Northwest and don't know Perennial Sweetpea, you need to enroll in Roadside Plants 101. This introduced species flourishes almost to the point of being called "invasive," but not quite, leaving it to be a favorite among bouquet-pickers young and old. The vine is weedy and tough, though, so watch out you don't trip yourself up as your feet become entangled. Not as fragrant as cultivated Sweetpeas, L. sylvestris still has a delightfully heady aroma. Vines bearing white flowers occur occasionally, and the pink variety turns lavender with age.
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