Asian Pigeon Wings-Clitoria Ternatea-Outdoor Flowering Plant

🦋Why You’ll Love It

✔Vibrant blue blossoms– Rare true-blue flowers (3-5cm wide)
✔Dual-purpose beauty– Ornamental vine + edible flowers for teas
✔Heat warrior– Thrives in UAE's intense sunlight
✔Fast-growing charm– Covers 2-3m in a single season

🌸 Floral Magic

• Color: Deep azure with yellow-white throat
• Form: Butterfly-shaped blooms (3-5cm)
• Bonus: Produces ornamental pea-like pods

🌿 Growth Habit

• Height: 2-4m as climber / 30cm as groundcover
• Leaves: Pinnate, bright green (5-7 leaflets)
• Special: Flowers change color with soil pH

🏆 Survival Superpowers

✅ Drought-tolerant once established
✅ Self-seeding – Returns year after year
✅ Pollinator magnet – Bees and butterflies adore it
✅ Edible blooms – Used in herbal teas (butterfly pea tea)

☀️ Ideal Conditions

• Sun: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-draining, tolerates poor soils
• Spacing: 30-50cm between plants

💧 Water Wisdom

• New plants: Daily for first 2 weeks
• Established: 3x weekly in summer, weekly in winter
• Pro Tip: Mulch to retain moisture

✂️ Maintenance

• Support: Provide trellis or fence for climbing
• Pruning: Control growth in early spring
• Fertilizer: Light feeding monthly