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Clitoria Ternatea - Blue Butterfly Pea Vine100% new Organic 20 seeds.
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Description
Perennial, climbing herbs. Stems fine, twining, sparsely pubescent, and suberect at the base, 0.5–3 m long. Leaves pinnate with 5 or 7 leaflets; petioles 15–30 mm long; stipules persistent, narrowly triangular, 1–6 mm long, subulate, prominently 3-nerved; rachis 2–14 mm long. Flowers are axillary, single or paired in a raceme, about 40 mm long by 30 mm wide, consisting of a standard, wing petals and a keel; colour ranges from white, mauve, light blue to dark blue. Pods are linear-oblong, flattened, 40–130 × 8–12 mm, with margins thickened, and style persistent, sparsely pubescent when mature, pale brown, dehiscent when dry. Seeds 8–11 per pod, oblong, somewhat flattened, 4.5–7 × 13–4 mm, olive brown to almost black, shiny, often mottled, minutely pitted.
How to Grow Butterfly Pea?
This plant is a conversation starter in many ways. It is worth growing. And it is easy. It is from the Fabaceae family and the seeds are big, easy to handle, germinate and grow on.
First it should prepare Nursery pot to germinate Seeds.Mixture should contain Garden soil,sand & Compost in to 1:1:1 ratio. Lay the seeds in to certain distance in row & column, like 1x1 inches.
Seeds Lay half inch under ground in the Nursery mixture.
Watering the Nursery pot day after day when it necessary. after 5-12 days you can see Sprouts of Seeds.
Care maintenance must be important.after 2 or 3 weeks it can transfer to the growing area.Growing area can use big flower pots or Ground Area.It should the mixture when used to Nursery mixture.compost is better for ground permanent planting.
How to fertilize?
Fertilize can be start in the 2nd week, after transferred to the growing area,(It may 3 - 4 weeks aged plant)
maximum 1 teaspoon full of Nitrogen,Prospers & Potassium mixed fertilized (NPK) can use once a month.It is much better you can add compost or any other carbonic fertilizer, substitute of chemical fertilize.if you use compost or other carbonic fertilizers add 2 - 3 tablespoon full per plant once a month.
Normally we grow this plants using 100% carbonic fertilizers like compost.
In favourable conditions the flowering starts about a month and a half after the germination and continues until the temperatures and soil humidity allow it.
The blossoms are about 4 cm. long and 3 cm. wide. The seed pods are edible while unripe. The flowers produce an edible dye suitable for colouring of food.Many countries use dry Butterfly pea flower as herb tea drink.some of benefits under mentioned for your help.
What is Butterfly Blue tea good for?
It is rich in antioxidants and may be linked to several health benefits, including increased weight loss, better blood sugar control, and improvements in hair and skin health. It's also versatile and associated with very few side effects, so it's a great potential addition to your diet.
Perennial, climbing herbs. Stems fine, twining, sparsely pubescent, and suberect at the base, 0.5–3 m long. Leaves pinnate with 5 or 7 leaflets; petioles 15–30 mm long; stipules persistent, narrowly triangular, 1–6 mm long, subulate, prominently 3-nerved; rachis 2–14 mm long. Flowers are axillary, single or paired in a raceme, about 40 mm long by 30 mm wide, consisting of a standard, wing petals and a keel; colour ranges from white, mauve, light blue to dark blue. Pods are linear-oblong, flattened, 40–130 × 8–12 mm, with margins thickened, and style persistent, sparsely pubescent when mature, pale brown, dehiscent when dry. Seeds 8–11 per pod, oblong, somewhat flattened, 4.5–7 × 13–4 mm, olive brown to almost black, shiny, often mottled, minutely pitted.
How to Grow Butterfly Pea?
This plant is a conversation starter in many ways. It is worth growing. And it is easy. It is from the Fabaceae family and the seeds are big, easy to handle, germinate and grow on.
First it should prepare Nursery pot to germinate Seeds.Mixture should contain Garden soil,sand & Compost in to 1:1:1 ratio. Lay the seeds in to certain distance in row & column, like 1x1 inches.
Seeds Lay half inch under ground in the Nursery mixture.
Watering the Nursery pot day after day when it necessary. after 5-12 days you can see Sprouts of Seeds.
Care maintenance must be important.after 2 or 3 weeks it can transfer to the growing area.Growing area can use big flower pots or Ground Area.It should the mixture when used to Nursery mixture.compost is better for ground permanent planting.
How to fertilize?
Fertilize can be start in the 2nd week, after transferred to the growing area,(It may 3 - 4 weeks aged plant)
maximum 1 teaspoon full of Nitrogen,Prospers & Potassium mixed fertilized (NPK) can use once a month.It is much better you can add compost or any other carbonic fertilizer, substitute of chemical fertilize.if you use compost or other carbonic fertilizers add 2 - 3 tablespoon full per plant once a month.
Normally we grow this plants using 100% carbonic fertilizers like compost.
In favourable conditions the flowering starts about a month and a half after the germination and continues until the temperatures and soil humidity allow it.
The blossoms are about 4 cm. long and 3 cm. wide. The seed pods are edible while unripe. The flowers produce an edible dye suitable for colouring of food.Many countries use dry Butterfly pea flower as herb tea drink.some of benefits under mentioned for your help.
What is Butterfly Blue tea good for?
It is rich in antioxidants and may be linked to several health benefits, including increased weight loss, better blood sugar control, and improvements in hair and skin health. It's also versatile and associated with very few side effects, so it's a great potential addition to your diet.
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