Butterfly Pea Plant (Clitoria Ternatea)
Cost per kilo 160,00 €

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Butterfly Pea Plant (Clitoria ternatea)


The butterfly pea plant is a beautiful and useful plant with many applications. It is an excellent addition to any garden and can be used to make delicious and healthy beverages, food, and dyes.


Description:

  • Perennial flowering plant
  • Native to tropical Asia
  • Known for its beautiful blue flowers


Uses:

  • Culinary:
  • Used for centuries in Southeast Asian cuisine
  • Flowers are edible and can be used fresh or dried
  • Have a mild, earthy taste and a subtle cucumber-like aroma
  • Medicinal:
  • Used in traditional medicine
  • Butterfly pea tea is said to have various health benefits, including:
  • Improved cognitive function
  • Reduced anxiety
  • Boosted immune system
  • Dye:
  • Butterfly pea flowers are used as a natural dye
  • Blue color comes from an anthocyanin called clitorin
  • Clitorin is water-soluble, meaning it can dissolve in water