Clitoria Ternatea – Gokarna Blue(Aprajita plant)

Description

Gokarna Plant

Butterfly pea vine is part of the Clitoria genus and its scientific name is Clitoria ternatea. The ternatea part of this plant’s botanical name means ‘set in threes’.

A perennial herbaceous plant, with elliptic, obtuse leaves. It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. The most striking feature about this plant are its vivid deep blue flowers; solitary, with light yellow markings. They are about 4 cm long by 3 cm wide. There are some varieties that yield white flowers.

Sun Exposure:

• Full Sun
• Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:

• N/A

Bloom Color:

• Medium Blue
• Dark Blue
• Blue-Violet
• Purple
• White

Bloom Time:

• Mid Summer
• Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:

• Evergreen
• Smooth-Textured

Other details:

• This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
• Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:

• 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:

• Non-patented

Propagation Methods:

• From seed; sow indoors before last frost
• From seed; direct sow after last frost
• Scarify seed before sowing

Seed Collecting:

• Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds