Butterfly Pea is a native twining vine with trailing stems and lavender to white flowers through summer. Legume pods follow the flowers. Flowers best in filtered sun and rich well-drained soils. Butterfly Pea is a nitrogen fixer.
Centrosema virginianum is a host plant for the Long-Tailed Skipper and Northern Cloudywing.
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
5’ - 6' |
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Spacing: |
5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple/White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pests or diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, Woodland Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: White Wood Aster, Bleeding Hearts, Foam Flower
IMAGES: Eric Hunt, Centrosema virginianum Arkansas, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (2), CC BY 2.0, (3) Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (1), CC BY 2.0, (4) Aris riyanto, Arya-centrosema pubescen-kedungjaya 02, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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