My First Butterfly Pea Vine

This is the first time I've grown this vine. Flowers are kinda pretty. Maybe I'll see if I can get other colors . . . keep them in pots in the front yard (gotta keep room for the JMG's in the back!).

Here's the pic from a few days ago . .

Here's the pic I took this am . . . had to go out and retake - the humidity fogged up the camera!

Nice photos, Nichole! Nice effect with the foggy lens!

Joseph

One of my very favorite vines...
It should come back from the ground in your zone, and get bigger and more beautiful and productive,each year.

Bees love them, and are their best pollinator.

When dozens of these large blooms are blooming at once, it is gorgeous!
-T

Nicholejean - if you get any seeds for that vine I'd be interested in working out a swap with you, hint-hint :)
nice photo!
Dennis

I'd be happy to save some seeds for you! I just have to figure out how to collect them, etc. Like I said, this is the first time I've grown these.

Nichole

Nicholejean we'd love seeds if you get any. The year we grew them we had several seed pods and they looked like Lima beans in shape, but they succombed to some type of fungus which made the pods fall off premature. Sadly to say we didn't get any seeds and have since been looking for more. The seed pods get easily covered by the foliage and blend right in. Lift up the branches gently and look underneath maybe you can see them. I sometimes lie on my back and look up because moving the branches around could knock some flower buds off early. Should have pods forming after every flower though. Thanks for the offer of the seeds!
Dennis

Nichole,
Me too for seeds if you have enough to share.
I am going to plant as many different types next year that I can get my hands on. I have a naitve growing in my back alley that is very pretty. Booms are Pink and quite small.
I have the name, but need to look it up.

Thanks,
Emma

Emma-
Are you refering to the "trailing fuzzy bean"?
-T

Hi Taylor,
Mine, Yours, or Nichole's?
Want ANY seeds that I can get of this species.

Emma

Hi Emma- I was referring to your comment:

I had the trailing fuzzy bean growing in my garden, and had to rip it out...it proved to be an invasive critter and I did not want it dropping seeds all over the place giving me headaches next year.

Hi Taylor,
I missed that step. I didn't know the common name was 'Trailing Fuzzy Bean' - thanks!
I checked my notes for the proper name that you helped me ID on this Thread
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/538705/

as
Strophostyles helvula

AND, I now have oodles of seeds if anyone would like any.
This is the one with the 'very small' blooms that turn Yellow as they mature.

Also, I am hoping to collect as many species as I can to grow this next year. Also, need to study up on germination.
How do you start yours?
Reason I'm wondering is the Strophostyles growing in my alley do re-seed freely, and it would seem they might need a little bit of 'cold treatment' to germinate - as this is what nature does for the seeds that I now have that come back every year.

Emma

I'll be happy to share whatever seeds I get from these - IF I ever see the little lima bean that Dennis was talking about. I've started going out every day to look . . . but it may be too early!

Nichole

Nichole,
Thanks....
You will see the bean FOR SURE.
However, just be sure to wait until they are brown and dry to collect.
On mine, if you don't get them soon enough, they will pop on their own and SCATTER everywhere. No way will you find them then.

Emma

Emma-
Good question on the strophostyles...
...I didn't plant mine, the birdies did! lol...I'll have to ask them, lol!!
-T