Need to ID this Blue flower creeper vine.

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  1. whirofwings

    whirofwings New Seed

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    Hi Everyone! Here's another interesting flower to ID. Blue flowers, small leaves and creeper vines.

    Thanks.

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  3. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Looks like a Clitoria ternatea or Blue Pea Flower. It has many common names like Bunga Telang. A tropical plant from Asia it has several medicinal uses.


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  4. whirofwings

    whirofwings New Seed

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    Are the flowers edible?

    Thanks.

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  5. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Clitoria ternatea is used in many Southeast Asian countries for food coloring, in drinks and in cooking.

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    Sure is a pretty blue!
     
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