Lavender Queen Butterfly Pea butterfly pea
Clitoria ternatea 'Lavender Queen Butterfly Pea'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size1 to 15 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lavender Queen Butterfly Pea' butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea 'Lavender Queen Butterfly Pea') is an annual for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Celosia, Mister Frans dahlia, and Black bamboo.