Centrosema virginianum
spurred butterfly pea
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
vine
Size:
ft tall by vines up to 6 foot long ft wide
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,purple,lavender
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Winter dormant (north), evergreen (south). Blooms summer-fall (north) or year round (south).
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Butterfly garden, natural landscape, habitat restoration
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars
Larval host plant for long-tailed skipper ( Urbanus proteus ) and northern cloudywing ( Thorybes pylades ) butterflies.
Pollinated by bees.
Primarily dispersed by ants.
Native Habitats:
pinelands and open coastal uplands
