Any one got indigo Bunga telang? clitorea? (forum)

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My grandma used to cook a dessert using glutinous rice and an egg/coconut jam when we were kids. She used dried indigo blue pea flowers to colour the rice and it would become marbled blue. I know this conjures up a wierd mental picture for a dessert but it was scrumptious!
Anyhow, to get back to the point, I think the flower is clitorea ternatea. I managed to get one plant and it actually grew and flowered profusely here in the south. But it is WHITE. Sigh......
Does anyone know if I have a mutant? Will the seeds from this plant produce baby plants with deep indigo flowers or should I ditch the seeds and try to find another plant?
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Time: 7th June 2008 9:35pm

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Tran says...
Hi David,

I have grown a plant with the same function with the one you mentioned. We boil the leaves and the puple colour juice is used to colour sticky rice and cake. It can be very deep puple if you boil lots of leaves. It has been used in Asian countries for many centuries.
http://www.floraexotica.ca/Flower-Magenta.htm

Time: 8th June 2008 9:38am

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David says...
Wow Tran! Never ever heard of that plant. Will try it though. Does it have a scent also or does it only colour? I hope I can get the seeds through Australian Customs. Thanks for the lead.

Time: 9th June 2008 7:27am

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Tran says...
Hi David,

It does not have scent and the only colour I know. I have never checked for seed but it is very easy to grow from cuttings. If you are interested I can sending you some cuttings.

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Time: 9th June 2008 8:08am

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Tran says...
Hi David,

It does not have scent and the only colour I know. I have never checked for seed but it is very easy to grow from cuttings. If you are interested I can sending you some cuttings.

Regards

Tran

Time: 9th June 2008 8:09am

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Juz says...
Can you eat it just by itself?
Maybe could you mix it into a drink?
1 more question!, does it need heat to make the colour?
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Time: 9th June 2008 4:23pm

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Tran says...
Hi Juz,

I only know a method where you boil a bout a handful of leaves and stems for 10 minutes and queeze the juice out and use to cook rice or mix to flour. I am not sure if you can eat it raw. I think you can use the boiled juice to make a drink if you like. So it does need heat to make colour.

Time: 9th June 2008 5:03pm

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David says...
Hello Tran,

I'd love to try the cuttings! I'll go look up conditons it needs to grow. I guess it's subtropical.
I can't find any pakalana vine in australia. But if you'd like I'll exchange some seed from my Clitorea ternatea. It grows fast when it is warm but I don't know if you need to soak the seed before it shoots. If you get any blue ones, tell me!
My email is dktchew@hotmail.com

Time: 9th June 2008 10:59pm

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May says...
Hi David,

I just bought some bunga telang seeds off ebay. Not sure how they will survive in Melbourne but I thought I would give it a go.

Search under ebay Item number: 270331687105 Blue Pea Vine, Asian Pigeon Wings - Low Care/Food Color

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May

Time: 6th February 2009 1:21pm

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MH says...
Hi David,

Does this plant dies down in winter? What do you feed it to produce lots of flower?
The flower can be dried and the dye can be produced by pouring hot water over it. I love to eat that sweet too.

Time: 9th February 2009 1:01pm

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David says...
Yes it dies away completely in winter. In Shepparton, my two plants died and never came back but it had a lot of seed pods and so I planted the seeds and some have grown. Now I have to wait and see if they are blue or not. They are about 40 cm tall now but I planted them in October 2008. I guess they might do better in Melbourne as you don't get the cold we get here.

Time: 13th February 2009 4:37pm

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blue pea flower says...
Dear David,

I just happened to see an article about blue pea flower n Im very interested inplanting this flower, but i'm not sure it can be grown in Melbourne. Also do u seel the cuttings or seed. I bought a packet of seeds from the internet from one of the nursery and some dont even sprout

Time: 19th September 2014 7:51pm

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Mike Tr says...
These are not rare in North Queensland and many Asian people have them.

Time: 22nd September 2014 7:20am

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David12 says...
Blue pea...mine grew quite easily so I think it will grow in Melbourne if you start it off with warmth under the pot.


Time: 29th September 2014 9:36pm

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Karen99 says...
Hi
Were you successful growing the bunga telang in Melbourne?

Time: 2nd June 2015 3:39pm

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Lissa says...
If anyone is still interested in growing the blue Clitoria ternatea vine there are seed for sale on eBay. Double variety.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171832406923?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Time: 21st June 2015 8:53am

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MIke T1 says...
I pulled a whole lot out to make room for other vines.

Time: 21st June 2015 8:03pm

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Bangkok says...
This plant grows in the wild in Bangkok in undeveloped fields.



Time: 22nd June 2015 5:36am

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Bangkok says...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Butterfly-Pea-30-Seeds-Flowers-Seeds-Clitoria-Ternatea-3-Color-White-Purple-Blue-/251793628588

Here you can buy the seeds from Thailand.

Time: 19th July 2015 8:03pm

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