Butterfly Pea Wildflower
by Blair Wainman
Title
Butterfly Pea Wildflower
Artist
Blair Wainman
Medium
Photograph - Print Photography
Description
It is a perennial herbaceous wildflower plant, with elliptic, obtuse leaves. It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral soil. The most striking feature about this plant are its vivid deep blue flowers; solitary, with light yellow markings. They are about 4 cm long by 3 cm wide. There are some varieties that yield white flowers.
The fruits are 5 � 7 cm long, flat pods with 6 to 10 seeds in each pod. They are edible when tender.
In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, it has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent.
This one was photographed just outside of Capurgan�, Choc�, Colombia
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June 11th, 2014
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