Product Review
20 Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Seeds:
Life Cycle: Perennial - Annual
Height: Up to 15'
Light: Bright/Partial Shade
Zone: 9 - 11
The deep, royal blue flowers on this vine always draw attention in my garden - simply breathtaking! This vine grows to about 15'' and will be covered with blooms from mid-summer into fall. Tender tropical, grow as an annual or even house plants in most zones - works well in a hanging basket.
- Clitoria ternatea, common names including butterfly-pea, blue-pea, and cordofan-pea, is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family.
- This plant is native to tropical equatorial Asia, but has been introduced to Africa, Australia and America.
- It is a perennial herbaceous plant, with elliptic, obtuse leaves. It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. The most striking feature about this plant are its vivid deep blue flowers; solitary, with light yellow markings. They are about 4 cm long by 3 cm wide. There are some varieties that yield white flowers.
- The fruits are 5 - 7 cm long, flat pods with 6 to 10 seeds in each pod. They are edible when tender.
