Thai Double Sky Blue Butterfly Pea butterfly pea
Clitoria ternatea 'Thai Double Sky Blue Butterfly Pea'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
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
'Thai Double Sky Blue Butterfly Pea' butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea 'Thai Double Sky Blue 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 sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late summer. The fragrant flowers attract butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Profusion zinnia, Sweet Drift rose, and Crichton Honey dahlia.