300 Seeds Butterfly Pea Flower

These are hard shell seeds so I recommend using the method I used...which gets about an 80% germination rate which is plenty since the product description says 35 seeds but the package I got contained 62 seeds. What I did was use a small wire cutting tool to snip just a fraction of an inch off the tip of each seed...just enough so you can see the white of the inner seed. Then soak the snipped seeds over night in room temperature water. The next day place the seeds on a damp paper towel, fold the towel over the seeds, and place in a zip lock baggie. Place the baggie somewhere at room temperature, with ambient lighting but not in direct sunlight. In two to three days carefully unwrap the damp paper towel and you should see a number of sprouted seeds like those shown in the photo which was taken three days after the seeds went in the baggie. The sprouted seeds can be picked up with a tweezers and put in potting soil about 1/4" deep. Cover with soil and spray to dampen. Once the seedling emerges place it under a grow light or in a south facing window. Be very careful when picking up the sprouts since the tiny root can break off quite easily. If you are doubtful about this method, try it on about a quarter of the seeds and put the rest in the fridge while you run a test to insure the method will work for you.

I love butterfly pea tea, and was very excited to grow my own vines along my fence line. The flowers look so beautiful, and I'm more than glad to provide pollen plants for the native insects wherever I can.As mentioned in other reviews, I tried scarification to help these seeds sprout, I soaked 12 of them them for 24 hours and gently sliced the outermost layer of half of the seeds.None have sprouted so far.I planted these in covered seed plots, so I know that the soil stayed hydrated and the seeds were protected from critters that have eaten my planted seeds recently.I'm not ruling out that I'm doing something wrong, or that maybe I just happened to pick the few that weren't viable. I will continue to keep trying different methods of scarification to germinate these seeds, and if I encounter better results I will come back to update this review, and hopefully raise my rating.Local US, Blue Butterfly Pea Vine Seeds, Organic, Non GMO Seeds, (Clitoria Ternatea) Asian Pigeonwings -Tropical Vine Plant Seeds- Edible Flower (35 Seeds)

Nice packageToo few seeds50% germinated

I first tried butterfly pea tea a few months ago and was surprised by the delicate flavor and brilliant blue color. The flavor reminds me somewhat of soy.The seeds are about the size of sunflower seeds. They come in a sealed 3 x 5 bag with about 40 seeds per bag. I will be planting the seeds at our cabin in the spring. The seeds generally take two to three weeks to germinate. Planting against a wall or a trellis in a position that gets full sun or part shade. It takes 90 days until the plant begins to flower. I will be using these beautiful plants for their aesthetic beauty and delicious butterfly pea tea.

I planted these in 4 different batches following the directions to open seed pods and planting! NOT A SINGLE ONE Grew!!!! I think I will no longer buy seeds from Amazon as I have not had any luck with any of the seeds purchased here. Very sad as I have a very green thumb and have had no issues when I buy straight from a seed company/source (Burpees, etc..) So disappointing again! Tina. S.

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower, also known as Blue Tea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) has been used in foods, teas, fabric dyes, and even cosmetics to give a vibrant blue color that is super appealing, natural and non-toxic. When used in teas, this flower is also known for its antioxidant properties.To get these to grow I pre-soaked them in water for approximately 24 hours. Some gardening experts recommend *carefully* splitting the casings to speed up this process I really didn't do that and got pretty good results because of the pres-oaking.I then planted them in a couple of good sized terracotta pots. The most important thing, I am told is that the seeds for this plant get good drainage. So the holes at the bottom of the terracotta pots seemed ideal. I did put a few river rocks at the bottom to keep the potting soil from coming out the bottom too easily. Note that there are terracotta saucers underneath the pots, too. I do this for keeping my deck neater and also any water drained into the pot does help a little with the water balance. Then again, I am not that experienced a gardener and it seemed like the thing to do!For the soil, I used a slightly sandy mixture with a bit of composted matter added to readily available potting soil and planted the seeds about one inch deep. Some sites recommend just one seed per pot, I went with two or three spaced slightly apart. I then covered them lightly with the soil and gave them a good initial watering. I then put them under a grow light to ensure they got enough hours of full light. After a few days, I moved them out onto the deck. The seeds took a little over two weeks to begin to germinate, so I am super excited to grow this flower and use it some of my herbal teas.This plant apparently does not do well when temperatures hit below 60 degrees F. So make sure that they are kept warm and free of frost. Lately our temperatures have begun dipping at night so I have been bringing them indoors. I anticipate keeping them in pots and keeping them indoors as much as possible in the colder months.