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Blue Butterfly Pea Seeds

$3.95

Clitoria ternatea

The delicate flowers of this vining plant are traditionally used in Southeast Asia to make vibrant blue food coloring, or combined with lemongrass to make hot or cold tea. The tea will turn purple if you add lemon juice! Many cultures ascribe medicinal value to the flowers as well. Scarify and soak seeds before planting to improve germination. Full sun. Annual.

SMALL FARM GROWN by Hazel Witch Farm, Glen Allen, VA


How to Grow
  • Planting Information
  • Growing Information
Approx. Seeds per Packet 
 		Average packet weight 
 		Seeds / gram 
 		Average seed / oz
 
201 gram
 		20560
Planting SeasonIdeal Soil TempSunFrost Tolerance
After Last Frost65-80°FFull SunFrost Sensitive
Sowing MethodSeed DepthDirect Seed SpacingDays to Harvest
Direct Seed1"3"60
 
Mature SpacingDays to SproutProduction CycleSeed Viability
6-12"6-20Annual2-3 years

 

Site Selection

Butterfly pea is an annual that prefers full sun to partial shade and rich, well-drained soil with moderate moisture.

 

Cultivation

For best germination, nick the hard seed coat prior to planting. Direct seed outdoors in early spring. Plants will tolerate a light frost. Optimum soil temperature for germination is 65-80˚F. Sow 1" deep and 3" apart. Seeds will sprout in 10-21 days. Thin so mature plants are 6-12" apart.

To reduce disease, avoid overhead watering and do not plant legumes in the same location year after year.