Clitoria ternatea
PACKET CONTAINS 30 SEEDS
Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as butterfly pea, is a perennial herbaceous plant from the Fabaceae family. A fast growing climber that produces beautiful cobalt blue flowers.
It has recently attracted a lot of interest as it has potential applications both in modern medicine and agriculture, and as a source of natural food colorants and antioxidants. Butterfly Peas attract a wide variety of beneficial insects into the garden and help improve garden soils by a nitrogen fix.
In warm climates they can be grown as a evergreen however in cooler climates can be grown as an annual
- Heat Tolerant
- Draught Tolerant
- Vine
- Fast growing
- Flowers in 11-12 weeks
| Method |
Raise seedlings. |
| Sowing Depth | 4mm |
| When to sow in Australia |
Tropical: All year Sub- tropical: All year Temperate: Spring early spring Cold: Spring and early spring |
| Germination | 7-12 days at 20 to 28°C |
| Plant Spacing | 50cm |
| Height | 250-300cm |
| Position | Full Sun to part shade |