Aparajita Butterfly Pea Flower Plant

Butterfly Pea Flower

Blue is a colour of pain but in this article, I will try to describe a blue flower’s benefit which is blessed for humans this flower is called in Bangoli Aparajita plant. Its scientific name is Clitoria ternatea. Cordofan pea or Darwin pea, is a species belonging to the family Fabaceae and native to the Indonesian island of Ternate. Several other names are given to these Aparajita flowers, such as Butterfly pea, Clitoria Ternatea, Bluebell vine, Asian pigeonwing, and mussel-shell climber in English. The Aparajita flower is known for its striking blue petals. However, it can also come in white, pink, and, light pink, and is celebrated for its ornamental beauty and medicinal properties. It is often used to make herbal teas, as a natural food colorant, Due to its vibrant blue pigment, it is used as a natural food coloring in various dishes and beverages. and in traditional medicine for its health benefits. It works as a good luck flower which I consumed and got results. For this reason, these flower bushes have to be in front of my house garden, and most of the day, I try to keep some recipes made from this flower on my dining table.

Information Of Butterfly Pea Blossom:

This unique butterfly pea flower plant is also known as NeelKanth. Especially flowering plants require a lot of effort, fertilizer, and attention also they have problems when they are not flowering. But if we do something special, it will keep flowering because It tended to flower. It is a lucky herbal flower. It produces tea. Like green tea, It produces Aparajita tea It does not have any fragrance but It is very beautiful. However, It has four colours, Usually blue and white we found. It has some variate single and double Petals. Double petals are too cute. It would be best if you kept it in your house.
Aparajita Plant Improves Soil Quality: Though a creeper herb it looks pretty and grows as a revegetation species. with oval-shaped, obtuse leaves Is an everlasting herbaceous plant, spread most in moist ordinary soil. its roots form a symbiotic association with soil bacteria known as rhizobia, which convert atmospheric N2 into a plant-usable form. This a procedure also known as nitrogen-fixing, as a result, this plant is also used to improve soil quality through the decomposition of nitrogen-rich plant material.

Known as good luck:

Its most amazing property is the colour of its flowers, a bright deep blue colour in which it keeps hiding all blessings. These flowers are thoughtful and encouraging because they symbolize good luck. Aparajita flowers can remove negative impacts and protect family members from negative energy considered to bring happiness. As a welcome flower, It works as such good luck. I believe it works.

Cosmetics Benefit:

Aparajita Flower also has a deep history as a medicinal herb. The flowers, leaves, young shoots, and softhearted pods are all consumable and commonly safe for eating, and the leaves can also be used as a green colourant.Aparajita(Bluebell vine) is packed with antioxidants that help improve our skin’s overall health and elasticity and soothe skin irritation. The flower has the potential to reduce the redness that is caused by acne, dry skin, or general irritation. It also improves the skin’s moisture. Antioxidants in blue aparajita relieve anxiety and stress. Anti-inflammatory properties Neel Aparajita has ingredients that reduce inflammation and relieve multiple chronic diseases. The Butterfly Pea Flower has gained significant attention in the beauty industry for its remarkable benefits in skincare and hair care. Cosmetic manufacturers often highlight its effectiveness in products such as skincare serums, hair mists, and shampoos, thanks to its rich content of antioxidants, flavonoids, and natural pigments.

Antioxidant Effects:

Hold up Skin elasticity and Hair Health
Anti-inflammatory Properties.
Helps To Weight Loss.
Digestive Support.
Potential Appetite Suppressant Effects.
Stabilises Blood Sugar Levels.
Improves Cognitive Function.Benefits for Skin:

Soothing Irritation: It has anti-inflammatory properties that can help alleviate skin irritation, redness, and allergies, promoting a healthier and calmer complexion.

Hydration: Studies suggest that butterfly pea flower can enhance skin hydration, making it an excellent ingredient for maintaining smooth and supple skin.

Anti-Aging Properties: The flower contains anthocyanins, which may help slow down skin aging by reducing oxidative stress and supporting collagen production.

Strengthens Hair: Its nutrient-rich composition improves overall hair strength, reducing breakage and promoting thicker, shinier locks.

Stimulates Blood Flow: Butterfly pea flower is known to increase blood circulation to the scalp, which strengthens hair follicles and supports healthy hair growth.

Reduces Premature Greying: It may help combat the early onset of grey hair by nourishing the hair roots and providing essential nutrients.

Blue Tea Or Pea Tea: Butterfly pea flower tea, whose regular name is blue tea, is a caffeine-free herbal tea, or tisane. Blue Tea is made from a juice or infusion of the flower petals or whole flower of the Bluebell vine. In Sanskrit, it goes by the name Aparajita, signifying invincibility. Blue butterfly pea flower tea is made from the dried flowers of the Clitoria ternatea plant, It has an elegant, floral flavour that’s both soothing and satisfying. Flower tea is packed with nutrients and offers several potential health benefits. Aparajita flower extract tea prevents body pain and muscle lumps The flavonoids in it strengthen the immune system.

Aparajita flower tea benefits:

You can take a cup of water and put in it 5/6 bluebell vein flower’s petals after boiling cover this mixture for 4/5 minutes and make it ready to drink steering it with one teaspoon of honey. You will get mind-blowing benefits for your body and mind by increasing your energy level.
Though butterfly pea flower tea is safe generally it has flavonoids known to cause uterine contractions, so pregnant or breastfeeding women should avoid consuming it.

Butterfly Pea Powder:

After collecting fresh aparajita flowers we can also make it powder for pea flower tea. Butterfly pea flower doesn’t just make a beautiful tea – It generate our natural beauty. This special butterfly pea flower tea can help restore radiance to our skin and hair.

Benefits of Butterfly Blue Pea Tea :

*Caffeine-free blue tea contains high Antioxidants which remove wrinkles and improve skin condition.
*Reduce hair fall and helps to new hair growth,
*It balances skin pH levels and boosts Brainpower and Mindpower.
*Hold up body fitness by healthy metabolism.
How To Collect Aparajita Pea Flower Plant: Easily we can find This plant from March to October in any nursery. It gives lots of seed pods Take some seed pods. spring season is the best seed plant If you are not able to plant in spring then you can plant in monsoon which is in August.
another way is to grow it by cutting it in the monsoon But if you are a beginner it would be tough for you and you should collect it from any nursery that will be easy. Or If you want to sow seeds it will take 10/15 days to germinate because it seeds are a little hard.

Seedpods Or Aparajita seeds:

If want to sow seeds then wait until flowering when it is a green pea It will be a seed pod. let them become brown it will be seed and now can start prune. After mature seedpod, it is important to remove it. Keep Removing the seed pod It will continue to flower back otherwise flowering will decrease.

Watering:

The upper level of the plant soil should not dry up keep it a little moisture then water it. Careful about watering needs to water every day but when you think it needs water then you can give water whole of the plant.

Season and temperature:

This typical summer plant grows within 15/35 degrees Celsius. When the temperature goes down I keep them shaded or cover them with a cloth or polythene. In winter it goes into stress, and growth will be very low.

Pruning:

Normally it should not be pruned let it grow. The more it grows the more it looks beautiful. But if the pot is small or has little space already It has spread and the most important thing is that It has stopped flowering because the leaves are taking maximum energy to grow and do not give flower In all these situations, it needs to be cut from above after 4/ 5 feet be pruned. Dry leaves should be removed though they are green in colour when become mature they turn brown. After winter starting summer It needs hard pruning. As a hot plant, you will not face any difficulty in summer but when it is June It may be into little stressful. It may be that the flowering is less or not It may also be that Its leaves are starting to bud. In this condition be careful about giving water if the tank water is hot do not give hot water. In this running month Most of the time, I try to keep them under the green net.

How to make support for creepers:

It is a climbing plant that needs support to climb You can make a cage and put it inside the cage then it can creep its way. For its proper growth, I stuck the plant with a strong stick, and upper side of the plant I made a net for support. Now it’s growing very well.

Pot Size:

My first choice is a clay pot if it is not possible you may choose plastic or cement. Its roots spread very quickly and if it grows well 12 /14 inches of pot will be perfect. I wanted dense creeper that’s why I have put 3/4 plants in one place. when it will grow together, they will look very beautiful.

Soil Mixture:

As a hardy plant, Its soil texture should be balanced. Not that I’m talking about its nutrients or well drained but should be balanced. I take clean soil that I have. I have added half of the soil to the compost, and add half of the compost to the cocopeat, One-third of the cocopeat to the construction sand, a little bit of neem husk, and fungicide. After mixing this soil is perfect for the crop.

Sunlight:

Now let’s talk about Sunlight and how much it needs. I keep it in indirect sunlight for at least 5 hours then it is sufficient and it flowers very well. If you keep it in the sun for 2/3 hours though it will not rot but it will not give flower well. Because the Beal plant grows very fast but does not flower as well 5/6 hours of sunlight is necessary.

Fertilizer:

It’s a flowering plant, though It does not require much care fertilizer. I decide on a day in a month to fertilize, I add compost to the soil. If you use (prime plus, plant protector )then do not use any fertilizer If you do not use this you can give any liquid fertilizer once a month. If it initial stage use cow dung compost tea.In winter mustard cake and groundnut cake can be used. If the weather is normal you can give vermicompost tea. seaweed, Neem cake tea. When it starts flowering it’s important to give banana peel, onion peel liquid fertiliser.

If not flowering:

When the plant is healthy but not flowering then what to do?

First of all: Sometimes the plants grow well but do not give flowers because this plant puts all its energy into growing not flowering then I slightly cut the pinch Above the plant. After that, loosen some plant soil with a knife I mix the soil with used tea leaves which I have already washed and dried up then give water. A week later give the banana peel liquid fertilizer then it will be flowering.

Pest attack Protection: It’s a common problem to attack pests. generally, pests do not affect it if other plants have already attacked then they may be affected or they may have mildew attacks the leaves become white in this condition I used neem oil the plant will be fine. If you use prime Pluse then your plant is already protected. It does not allow insects to attack. Another tip this plant does not like shifting or re-potting. So we must keep in mind that we should not shift this plant unnecessarily.