Blue Butterfly Pea Flowers

Name: Blue Butterfly Pea Flowers
Brand: Flowers from my Meadow
Price: 163.00 ZAR
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Naturally Vibrant Blue Tea for Colourful Botanical Rituals

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Blue Butterfly Pea Flower creates a naturally vivid blue tea that transforms into beautiful violet and purple tones when lemon or another acidic ingredient is added.

Known botanically as Clitoria ternatea, these whole dried flowers have been enjoyed across Southeast Asia in traditional teas, refreshing drinks and colourful culinary creations. Their delicate, earthy flavour makes them easy to enjoy on their own or blend with citrus, honey, herbs and floral teas.

Naturally caffeine-free, Blue Butterfly Pea Flower is perfect for slow tea rituals, iced drinks, botanical lemonades, lattes, mocktails, baking and naturally colourful entertaining.

Flavour and Colour

The infusion has a mild, earthy and subtly floral flavour.

Its remarkable blue colour comes naturally from pigments within the flowers. Add a squeeze of lemon or lime and watch the infusion change from blue to violet or purple as its acidity changes.

How to Prepare Blue Tea

Add 1 teaspoon of dried Blue Butterfly Pea Flowers to a cup or clear glass mug.

Pour over freshly boiled water and steep for 5–10 minutes, depending on your preferred colour and strength.

Strain and enjoy warm, or allow the infusion to cool before serving over ice.

Add lemon or lime after brewing to create the colour-changing effect. Sweeten with honey if desired.

Size and Packaging

Each resealable kraft pouch contains 50 g of dried Blue Butterfly Pea Flowers.

The flowers are carefully packed to help preserve their natural colour, character and quality.

Storage

Keep the pouch securely closed and store it in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, heat and moisture.

Always use a clean, dry spoon and reseal the pouch carefully after use.

Precautions

Use only as directed and discontinue use if sensitivity or discomfort occurs.

Consult a qualified healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a medical condition.

Keep out of reach of children and pets.

Continue below to discover the story behind Blue Butterfly Pea Flower, learn how its remarkable colour transformation works and explore beautiful recipes from The Meadow Kitchen.

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Blue Butterfly Pea Flower at a Glance

A naturally vibrant dried flower celebrated for its vivid blue infusion, gentle earthy flavour and remarkable transformation from blue to violet when citrus is added.

Botanical Identity

Whole dried flowers of Clitoria ternatea, traditionally enjoyed in colourful botanical teas and culinary preparations.

Natural Colour

Creates a striking cobalt-blue infusion using only the natural pigments found within the flowers.

Flavour

Mild, earthy and subtly floral, making it easy to enjoy alone or combine with citrus, honey and other botanicals.

Colour-Changing Ritual

Add lemon or lime after brewing and watch the infusion transform naturally from blue to violet or purple.

Naturally Caffeine-Free

A caffeine-free botanical infusion that can be enjoyed warm, chilled or as part of a creative tea ritual.

Beautifully Versatile

Use it in blue tea, iced drinks, botanical lemonades, mocktails, lattes, baking and naturally colourful recipes.

Discover Blue Butterfly Pea Flower

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower brings natural colour, creativity and a sense of wonder to everyday botanical rituals.

Whether you enjoy simple herbal infusions or love experimenting in the kitchen, these remarkable dried flowers offer beautiful possibilities for every kind of botanical explorer.

Curious Tea Explorers

Discover a naturally vivid blue tea with a mild, earthy flavour and an unforgettable botanical character.

Colourful Ritual Creators

Bring natural blue, violet and purple tones into meaningful tea rituals without artificial colouring.

Caffeine-Free Tea Drinkers

Enjoy a naturally caffeine-free botanical infusion served warm, chilled or blended with complementary herbs.

Iced-Tea Lovers

Create refreshing blue iced teas, botanical lemonades and colourful drinks for warm, unhurried days.

Botanical Bakers

Explore creative ways to bring natural botanical colour into icing, desserts, rice dishes and other recipes.

Creative Entertainers

Add a memorable colour-changing moment to mocktails, tea tables, celebrations and thoughtful botanical gatherings.

From a simple blue infusion to a colour-changing botanical creation, Blue Butterfly Pea Flower invites curiosity, creativity and a little everyday wonder into your cup.

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower botanical illustration

The Story Behind the Blue

For generations, Blue Butterfly Pea Flower has brought vivid natural colour to teas, refreshments and culinary traditions throughout Southeast Asia.

Known botanically as Clitoria ternatea, this remarkable flowering vine produces delicate blue blossoms containing natural plant pigments called anthocyanins. When the dried flowers are steeped in water, these pigments create an extraordinary cobalt-blue infusion.

The wonder continues when lemon or lime is added. As the acidity changes, the infusion transforms naturally from blue to violet or purple, turning the preparation of an ordinary cup into a memorable botanical ritual.

Its flavour is gentle, earthy and subtly floral, allowing the flowers to be enjoyed alone or combined with citrus, honey and other botanicals.

We carefully select and pack the whole dried flowers to preserve their natural colour and distinctive botanical character. For us, Blue Butterfly Pea Flower represents everything we love about plant rituals: beauty, curiosity, creativity and the pleasure of slowing down to notice nature at work.

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Botanical Profile

Meet the remarkable flower behind naturally vivid blue tea and colour-changing botanical creations.

Common Name

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower

Scientific Name

Clitoria ternatea

Plant Family

Fabaceae

Plant Type

Flowering tropical vine

Part Used

Whole dried flowers

Botanical Character

Delicate blue flowers with pale centres, carefully dried to preserve their natural colour and distinctive form.

Flavour Profile

Mild, earthy and subtly floral.

Infusion

Produces a vivid cobalt-blue tea that changes naturally to violet or purple when lemon, lime or another acidic ingredient is added.

Traditional Context

Long enjoyed across Southeast Asia in colourful teas, refreshments and culinary preparations.

Naturally Caffeine-Free

A botanical infusion that contains no tea leaves and is naturally free from caffeine.

How to Brew Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Tea

A beautiful cup of blue tea begins with a few whole flowers, hot water and time to let their remarkable natural colour unfold.

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower tea brewing process

Watch the water turn naturally blue, then add citrus to transform your infusion from blue to violet.

Measure

Add approximately 1 teaspoon of dried Blue Butterfly Pea Flowers to a cup, clear glass mug or tea infuser.

Steep

Pour over one cup of freshly boiled water. Cover and steep for 5–10 minutes, depending on your preferred colour and strength.

Strain & Enjoy

Strain the flowers and enjoy the infusion warm, or allow it to cool completely before serving it over ice.

Transform the Colour

Add lemon or lime after brewing and watch the blue infusion change naturally to violet or purple as its acidity changes.

The flowers have a mild, earthy and subtly floral flavour. Add honey if desired, or combine them with complementary herbs and citrus to create your own botanical tea ritual.

THE MEADOW KITCHEN

A Little Botanical Magic in the Kitchen

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) can be enjoyed beyond the teacup. Its naturally vivid blue infusion makes a beautiful base for iced drinks and simple botanical creations.

Blue butterfly pea flower lemonade changing from blue to violet with fresh lemon

BUTTERFLY PEA LEMONADE

Steep 1–2 tsp dried flowers in 250 ml freshly boiled water for 5–10 minutes. Strain, cool and pour over ice. Add honey if desired, followed by fresh lemon juice. Watch the blue infusion shift towards violet or purple.

WHY DOES IT CHANGE COLOUR?

Butterfly pea flowers contain anthocyanin pigments that respond to acidity. Adding lemon changes the pH, shifting the infusion from blue towards violet or purple.

clear glass with vivid blue chilled infusion, ice and subtle botanical styling

BUTTERFLY PEA ICED TEA

Steep 1–2 tsp flowers in 250 ml freshly boiled water for 5–10 minutes. Strain, cool and serve over ice. Add honey, mint or citrus if desired.

NATURALLY CAFFEINE-FREE

When brewed on its own, Blue Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) creates a naturally caffeine-free botanical infusion that can be enjoyed hot or chilled.

Blue botanical ice cubes made from butterfly pea flower infusion

BOTANICAL BLUE ICE CUBES

Make a strong butterfly pea infusion using 2 tsp flowers per 250 ml water. Steep for 10 minutes, strain, cool and freeze in an ice tray. Add to lemonade, sparkling water or iced tea.

A LITTLE KITCHEN MAGIC

Add the blue cubes to lemonade or citrus-infused sparkling water. As they melt into the acidic drink, the blue can gradually shift towards violet and purple.

GOOD TO KNOW

Questions About Blue Butterfly Pea Flower

Curious about Blue Butterfly Pea Flower? Here are simple answers to some of the questions we're most often asked about this remarkable botanical.

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower is the dried flower of Clitoria ternatea, a flowering plant known for producing a naturally vivid blue botanical infusion.
It has a mild, earthy and subtly floral flavour, making it easy to enjoy on its own or pair with ingredients such as lemon, honey and mint.
Yes. An infusion made only from Blue Butterfly Pea Flowers is naturally caffeine-free.
Butterfly pea flowers contain naturally occurring anthocyanin pigments that respond to acidity. Adding an acidic ingredient such as lemon can shift the infusion from blue towards violet or purple.
Steep approximately 1–2 teaspoons of dried flowers in 250 ml freshly boiled water for 5–10 minutes, then strain and enjoy.
Yes. Brew the flowers as a hot infusion, allow it to cool and serve over ice for a naturally blue iced botanical tea.
A useful starting point is approximately 1–2 teaspoons of dried flowers per 250 ml of water. Adjust the amount or steeping time for your preferred colour and strength.
Yes. The infused flowers can be used to add natural blue colour to teas, lemonades, iced drinks, botanical ice cubes and other culinary creations.
Keep them sealed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and moisture to help preserve their colour and quality.
Flowers from my Meadow offers dried Blue Butterfly Pea Flower online in South Africa for home brewing and culinary use.

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