Blue Butterfly Pea Seeds

Days to Maturity: 80

Blue Butterfly Pea is a perennial (Zones 11 and 12) herb, often grown as an annual, that blooms continuously summer through fall. Lush and tropical looking, this charming vine sets large pea-shaped flowers with vibrant clear-blue double petals and yellowish throats. Borne singly, in pairs, or in groups of 3, the delicate blooms arise from the axils of leaves along the slender trailing stems. The dried flowers can be used to add blue color to food and beverages, or they can be made into a healthful tea.

This plant is a Clitoria ternatea, commonly called blue butterfly pea, blue pea, or butterfly pea. Although typically grown for its ornamental beauty, the plant also has extraordinary medicinal value. Extracts of C. ternatea roots and leaves have been used for centuries in traditional Ayurvedic medicine, and today, many of its pharmacological benefits have been confirmed in scientific studies. I