Blue tea climbing seeds (Clitoria ternatea)

Common name: Blue Tea Scientific name: Clitoria ternatea Blue tea is a perennial climbing herb that grows quickly, with evergreen compound leaves, and branches that grow up to 3 meters. It has bright blue flowers and belongs to the legume family, not the known tea family. • Blue tea flower: Its flowers are blue with a yellow center, appearing from June to September, with a shape different from other flowers. • Blue tea fruit and seeds: Its fruits are pod-shaped, up to 7 cm long, containing small black seeds that are bullet-shaped. • Germination season: It is preferred to plant at the end of summer and before the spring season. It can also be cultivated year-round in agricultural shelters and enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches, or where the necessary lighting for the plant is available. • Suitable climate and soil for blue tea: Grows in sunny and semi-shaded places, sensitive to drought and frost in small amounts, requiring well-drained soil with regular watering. • How to cultivate blue tea: It is cultivated by seeds or cuttings, at a depth of 1 to 2 cm. It grows quickly when planted, does not require fertilization, and can be grown throughout the year in agricultural shelters and enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches, or where the necessary lighting for the plant is available. • Benefits and uses: Climbing blue tea is used for decoration, and has medicinal uses, as the Chinese used it as medicine for centuries. The blue tea leaves contribute to fat burning, thus reducing weight, lowering cholesterol, cleaning arteries, and improving circulation. Blue tea is characterized by enhancing memory and being anti-stress. It contains high levels of antioxidants, which protect the body from free radical damage, and help eliminate signs of premature aging. • Native habitat: Its native region is East Asia, and it is cultivated in Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries, and many Arab countries.