2023年3月28日 · The butterfly pea plant, Clitoria ternatea, is a tropical, perennial, and climbing vine that blooms in the summer with flowers noted for producing natural dyes. Although they're mostly grown for their vivid blue, purple, and white flowers, their plants also produce long flat pods containing six to ten peas, which are edible when harvested young.

Clitoria ternatea is a strikingly beautiful flowering vine known for its vibrant blue flowers, which are shaped like small conch shells. It is commonly known as butterfly pea, blue pea, or Asian pigeonwings and is a member of the Fabaceae family, which includes peas and beans.

The butterfly pea plant is a climbing vine that blooms and provides you with edible peas when harvested young. 😋 Still, most gardeners grow the butterfly pea flower for the vivid blue-purple-white flowers and the green foliage.

2024年12月14日 · Blue butterfly pea, also known as Clitoria ternatea, is a stunning flowering vine that captivates with its vibrant blue blossoms. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this plant boasts a rich history of medicinal and culinary uses.

2023年6月22日 · Butterfly pea flowers are a popular ornamental, and the ternatea flowers, with their characteristic bluish color, are used as a natural food coloring and to dye natural fibers. The back of a Clitoria ternatea flower. Source: Starr.

This plant features pea-like, blue flowers up to 2 inches in diameter with yellow centers that bloom singly or in pairs from summer to fall. Butterfly Pea does well in well-drained, dry to slightly moist, fertile soil, but will tolerate loam and heavy clay as well as very acid and very alkaline soils.

2021年5月12日 · Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) is an easy growing climbing vine with striking blue flowers that can be used as natural food dye.

Blue butterfly pea vine, or Clitoria ternatea, is a tender perennial flowering vine native to Southeast Asia, but can also be found growing in tropical and subtropical climes in Australia, Africa, and the Americas.

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Clitoria Ternatea (klih-TOH-ree-uh, tern-AH-tee-uh), commonly called butterfly pea, is a flowering plant species and belongs to the Fabaceae family along with the Blue Indigo plant and Dwarf Poinciana.