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White butterfly pea
Clitoria ternata 'Alba'
12.9054, 80.0676
Field Notes
Description:
This is the white cultivar of the usual blue butterfly pea. The flowers are presented upside down - the "keel" petal appears on the top rather than the underside. A native of subtropical America and Asia, the butterfly pea is beautiful. A vine that can climb to 9 feet in a hot summer. The flowers are produced in late summer, and are completely white A member of the pea family, elongated peas are produced and seeds can be collected for sowing the following year.
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