The Pink
Butterfly Pea is a native vine that has attractive, lavender-pink flowers and
trifoliate leaves. It is native to the central and southern United States and
tropical America. It grows in pinelands and woodlands and coastal uplands. It
is an herbaceous perennial vine with trailing stems that grows on shrubs and along
the ground, where it can form small patches. The stems grow to about 6 feet or
more in length and can climb several feet on nearby vegetation. The flowers
resemble butterflies, hence the name. In the southern part of its range, it flowers
all year long and in the northern part of its range it blooms in the spring and
summer. The flowers are followed by long, slender pods that contain a number of
seeds. It is a host plant for a variety of butterflies and the flowers provide
nectar for insects. It grows in rich soils as well as dry, gravelly, sandy or
limestone, nutrient poor soils. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant and it
grows in coastal uplands as well as interior scrublands in Florida. The
butterfly pea is grown for its large flowers in native plant gardens and
butterfly gardens. Hardy in zones 5-12.
Growing Instructions
The seeds can
be sown on the ground in the spring or summer or they can be grown in pots at
any time of the year.
1. The seeds
like moist, well-drained soil. Prepare a mixture of half potting soil and half
sand, perlite or vermiculite. Put the soil in a pot. Water the mixture so that
it is moist but not wet.
2. Put the
seeds on the soil.
3. Cover the
seeds with a thin layer of soil.
4. Water the
seeds.
5. Place the
pots in an area with warm temperatures in full sun or part shade.
6. When the
seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.
Camden (verified owner) –
The seeds had a great germination rate
Edward (verified owner) –
So far so good!
Samuel (verified owner) –
WOW!! Not one dud in the bunch!! Shortly after planting they started growing ! These are really great packet of seeds!!!
Bryan (verified owner) –
Good service.
Phoenix (verified owner) –
I would absolutely recommend this seed to anyone looking to grow veggies this year. I decided to do starts this year and just three days after planting