Blue pea flower

From my organic garden I did not realize what a gem of a plant I had growing in my garden until one friday Tony, my gardener pointed it out to me. This precious plant can be used in its entirety from the roots to the pods to the leaves to the flowers and the seeds. Here are a few examples I found while doing further research: The extract from this blue-flowered vine can be used as a food dye. The pod is very similar to sweet peas and is edible. The roots, seeds and leaves are used in…

The Butterfly pea is a creeper with beautiful flowers shaped like a conch.It belongs to the pea family.Also known by other names such as Ciltoria Ternatea,Bunga Telang,Aparijata,Shankha Pushpi,Anchan ,Vishnukanta etc.Butterfly pea flowers come in shades of Blue,White,Purple,and sometimes its a mix of two colors like White and Blue together due to cross pollination there are also double petaled varieties .There are many species of Butterfly pea. Its an easy to grow creeper and helps in…

20 Seeds w/Instructions (we also have live plants available - see Plant and Bulbs Category....) This wonderful twining plant generously bears quite

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Blue pea (Clitoria ternatea L.), a natural food colorant that contains anthocyanin, has been known to exhibit antioxidant and antihyperglycemic activity.

Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea and Darwin pea, is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae. In India, it is revered as a holy flower, used in daily puja rituals. The flowers of this vine were imagined to have the shape of human female genitals, hence the Latin name of the genus "Clitoria", from "clitoris". The species name is thought to derive from the city of Ternate in the Indonesian archipelago where…

BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER promotes good eyesight & healthy for your skin Also known by its scientific name, Clitoria ternatea, the butterfly pea is a plant native to Asia. It is commonly enjoyed in countries such as Thailand and Taiwan, where it is mixed with honey and lemon. You may recognize it by its striking, vibrant blue flowers! Butterfly pea flower has been used throughout centuries for food and drinks because of the health benefits it provides. When the acidity of the pea flower tea…

Common name: Butterfly Pea, Aparajita अपराजिता (Hindi, Manipuri), சங்கு கன்னிக்கொடி Kannikkodi (Tamil), Sangu pushpam (Malayalam), Shankha Pushpa शंख पुष्प (Konkani, Marathi) Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea Family: Fabaceae (pea family) Introduced from the East Indies in 1739, this wonderful twining plant generously bears quite large flowers (about 2" across) which are a beautiful shade of vivid cobalt blue with a white throat. The flowers are presented upside down - the "keel" petal…

Sweet Pea 'Midnight Blues', mid July.