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My Butterfly Pea!

Discussion in 'Member's Gallery' started by S-H, Nov 3, 2010.

  1. S-H

    S-H MacGyver in the Garden

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    What a gorgeous blue!! :D
     
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    S-H MacGyver in the Garden

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    That's exactly what all my guests end up saying! :D I've actually been growing this since the last 20 years (when I was in my early teens)! I love this partly because it is eye-catching, but mostly because it really is a very rugged climber - Requiring very little care even when the ocean (during Monsoon season) is covering everything on the coastline with salt spray.

    Honeybees also like this plant a lot! And it is very easy to propagate as well (as the seeds only require some moist soil to germinate).
     
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    Ah, now that's a sight for sore eyes. :D Lovely blue. It certainly pops out at you. I'd love to see that plant in real life, but I don't think we'd even make one bloom up here.
     
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    S-H MacGyver in the Garden

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    I'm sure you can get it to bloom (in a greenhouse if the weather does't permit). And yes, the blue really is very eye-catching - That's why it is sometimes used as blue food coloring!
    :stew1:
     
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    That is just stunning!!!!!!
     
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    S-H MacGyver in the Garden

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    Not just stunning alone, but it also corrects the nitrogen in your soil! :)
     
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    S-H, I think I'll try to get some seed and see if the butterfly pea will live in Texas. We keep bees, and are always on the look-out for flowers they like. Besides, that is so gorgeous I'd grow it even if honeybees didn't like it! Thanks for sharing (and thanks for including the botanical name so I'll be sure to get the right one).
     
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    That is a beauty I have never actually seem a true blue flower before what a stunning color.
     
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    We call it Sam samping in our province. I love the sweet taste of the fruit when cooked as ensalada. Yum!
     
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    S-H MacGyver in the Garden

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    Well truth be told, I am not 100% sure if honeybees really like it or not. I think they do, as I have seen bees flocking around it a lot. But I could be mistaking Mason bees for honeybees (as I can't tell the difference between the 2).
     
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