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Care and Cultivation Butterfly Peas

Clitoria ternatea


Butterfly Pea This fast growing climber is a fairly common tender perennial species that produces two inch, pinkish blue flowers in mid to late Summer. They provide quick covers for lattice, trellis, arbor and chain-link fence, and are a favorite food source for butterflies.
They are hardy in USDA zones 10-11
They prefer full sun to light shade
These plants are very drought tolerant, but should be watered regularly. (never over-water!)
The seeds should be soaked overnight in room temperature water before planting at 3-4 inch spacing. The seeds should be started indoors at 70-75 degrees, 12 weeks before the warm weather arrives.
The seed pods are edible.

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