Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea)
Butterfly Pea is an perennial or annual creeping vine with a shrubby habitat. Once established, this plant is incredibly easy to grow and requires little attention aside from helping to train it up a trellis. When in bloom, the Butterfly Pea is covered in bright blue blossoms. The blue flowers are used to make tea and as a natural dye for food and even hair products. When used in liquid form, the color morphs depending on the ph. For example, the blue-purple color changes to bright pink when lemon or seltzer water is added and the acidity is raised. Very cool!
As a legume, its roots form a symbiotic association with soil bacteria known as rhizobia, which transform atmospheric N2 into a plant-usable form (a process called nitrogen fixing), therefore, this plant is also used to improve soil quality through the decomposition of nitrogen rich plant material. Butterfly Pea is well-known for it's traditional healing properties in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
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Important Shipping Information
Sow Exotic ships nationwide year-round to the United States and Canada with plant-based, plastic-free, reusable, recyclable, biodegradable, AND compostable packaging materials. Plants ship ready-to-grow in plantable pots and range in size. See the size guide on each plant page to learn more about what to expect upon arrival.
Shipping & Handing Cost
Shipping cost is calculated at checkout based on your order weight and your distance from the nursery. Shipping is combined for multiple orders with plants, so the more you grow, the more you save!
Order Processing & Shipping Schedule
Live plant orers are processed at the beginning of each week and ship on Monday-Thursday via 1-3 Day USPS Priority Mail. Order processing time before shipment averages from 1-14 days.
Tracking Your Order
You will receive shipping an delivery confirmation emails with tracking information once your order is on it's way. We also send you a link to your Order Status page in your Order Confirmation email. You can track the progress of your order online and sign up for step-by-step tracking alters via your Order Status Page and/or USPS Tracking Page.
Heat Packs & Weather Holds
Heat Packs
Heat Packs can be purchased separately and are necessary for orders shipping to cold climates under 32 degrees. Visit our Heat Packs page to learn more and purchase your heat pack.
Weather Holds
If you prefer not to ship your order with a Heat Pack and would like to request a custom winter or summer weather hold until your preferred arrival date, please email shipping@sowexotic.com.
Local Pickup at the Nursery
Both Nationwide Shipping and Nursery Pickup options are available at checkout. Choose the day/time for your pickup at checkout. We're offering curbside pickup at the nursery entrance. Orders that choose Nursery Pickup but really need Nationwide Shipping will be invoiced upon request for the shipping cost + a $15 fine. Visit our Local Pickup page to learn more.
Shipping to Hawaii & Puerto Rico
Almost all of our plants ship (bare root, of course) to Hawaii & Puerto Rico. Due to USDA restrictions, here's the list of a few plants that don't make the cut. Plants that DO NOT ship to Puerto Rico include: Coffee, Palm, and Banana plants. Plants that DO NOT ship to Hawaii include: Pineapple, Palm, Papaya, Coffee, Banana, and Passion Fruit plants.