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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Clitoria mariana is a PERENNIAL CLIMBER growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in) at a medium rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7.
It can fix Nitrogen.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: neutral soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
C. mariana var. mariana. C. marina L. [Spelling variant]. Martiusia mariana (L.) Small. Nauchea mariana (L.) Descourt. Ternatea mariana (L.) Kuntze. Vexillaria mariana (L.) Raf. Vexillaria mariana (L.) Eaton.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Aphrodisiac
The roots and seeds have been used medicinally, including as an aphrodisiac according to the ancient but unscientific doctrine of signatures.' but we have not been able to confirm this - Missouriplants.com
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
A temperate perennial forb. Stems are erect to reclining or trailing, to 1.2m, glabrous to sparsely pubescent with short, fine, curved hairs. It is a twining vine and not a climbing vine so is often found growing along the ground. In southern China it grows in forests between 100-2,000m above sea level. It grows in hardiness zones 6-9. Light Requirement: Sun, Part Shade. Preferred soil: Dry and Sandy. Bloom Color: Pink , Blue. Bloom Time: Jun to Aug. For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. Herbaceous. Growth habit is a single or multiple shooting vine from a crown [1-2].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Butterfly pea, Atlantic pigeon wings, Biec tim, Taw-peik-san, Taw-pesein,
Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: United States, Indiana (south), New Jersey, Ohio (south), Pennsylvania (southeast), Illinois (south), Kansas (Cherokee Co.), Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia, Texas, Arizona, Mexico, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Sonora,
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
None Known
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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