Butterfly Pea Flower Dried Herb

Description

Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) — Bulk Herb

Butterfly pea flower is a striking blue botanical traditionally used for its visual beauty, calming qualities, and symbolic association with clarity and transformation. Long used across Southeast Asian herbal and ceremonial traditions, the flowers are most well known for creating a naturally vibrant blue tea that shifts color in the presence of citrus.

Our bulk butterfly pea flowers are carefully dried to preserve their deep indigo hue and delicate structure. Ideal for loose-leaf tea, color-changing beverages, herbal blends, ceremonial drinks, and creative culinary or ritual use.

Traditional Uses

• Brewed into a naturally blue tea (hot or cold)

• Associated with calm focus and mental clarity

• Used in ceremonial beverages and visual rituals

• Popular for color-shifting drinks with lemon or lime

• Included in beauty, creativity, and mindfulness practices

Flavor & Aroma

Mild, earthy, and neutral with subtle vegetal notes—easily blended with other herbs.

Preparation (Loose Leaf Tea)

• 5–10 dried flowers per 8–10 oz hot water

• Steep 5–10 minutes

• Add citrus to shift color from blue to purple

• Blends well with hibiscus, lemon balm, mint, or ginger

Form

• Bulk loose dried butterfly pea flowers

Energetic Profile (Traditional Herbalism)

• Cooling and clarifying

• Associated with insight, calm awareness, and transformation

• Often linked to throat and third-eye symbolism

Notes

Naturally caffeine-free. Generally regarded as gentle. Consult a qualified practitioner if pregnant, nursing, or managing medical conditions.