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Fabaceae
Blue Bean Flower
Clitoria ternatea
Serenity and intelligence.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Clitoria
- Native to
- Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous vine
- Height
- 3-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, sandy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The vivid blue flowers are used to make butterfly pea tea, which changes to purple when lemon juice is added.
- In Southeast Asian cuisine, the flowers are used as a natural food coloring for rice and desserts.
- The plant is a nitrogen fixer and is used as a green manure crop in tropical agriculture.
- Butterfly pea flower extract is increasingly popular as a natural blue dye in cocktails worldwide.
- Studies have shown compounds in the flower may have memory-enhancing and anti-anxiety properties.
Color meanings
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tranquility
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deep thought