Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) — Dried Blue Butterfly Herbal Tea, 500g

Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) is the dried blossom of a beloved traditional botanical known in Chinese herbal culture as Dié Dòu Huā (蝶豆花), also called Blue Butterfly Flower or Butterfly Lovers Flower. Long treasured as a color-changing, mood-lifting herbal flower, Butterfly Pea has been prized for its vivid indigo petals and its gentle, cooling nature. Its nature is sweet and slightly cool, making it a soothing herb traditionally associated with calming the spirit, clearing heat, and brightening the eyes.

Key Selling Points

• Vivid natural blue petals for color-changing tea
• Traditional cooling flower herb (性凉)
• Clitoria ternatea, food-herb botanical
• 500g premium loose dried flowers
• Ideal for tea, blends, and culinary coloring

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully harvested and shade-dried to preserve the deep indigo-blue hue, delicate papery texture, and faint floral aroma of the petals. When steeped in hot water, the flowers release a striking sapphire-blue infusion with a mild, smooth, subtly sweet taste and a soft vegetal finish. A few drops of lemon juice shift the brew toward violet and pink, a signature of genuine Butterfly Pea.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Hot or iced herbal tea
• Color-changing lemonade and mocktails
• Blended floral tea with chrysanthemum or rose
• Natural blue coloring for desserts and rice
• Daily calming tea ritual

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Butterfly Pea Flower is brewed as a daily tea to cool the body, calm the spirit, and refresh the eyes, often taken in warm weather or after long hours of screen work. It is blended with chrysanthemum, goji berry, and honey for a soothing evening infusion, and in Southeast Asian and Chinese folk traditions the petals are used to tint rice, desserts, and festive drinks a natural blue. As a gentle flower tea, it fits easily into seasonal summer nourishment and everyday wellness routines.

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