Clitoria falcata var. falcata
Clitoria falcata var. falcata
- Native to:
- Belize | Bolivia | Brazil | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Ecuador | El Salvador | French Guiana | Guyana | Honduras | Leeward Is. | Mexico | Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Nicaragua | Panamá | Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico | Suriname | Trinidad-Tobago | Venezuela | Windward Is.
GBIF: Guillaume Léotard
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Clitoria
- Species:
- Clitoria falcata var. falcata
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- blue, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Common in fire-maintained pine flatwoods and sandhills. Resprouts vigorously from rootstock after fire and often flowers prolifically in the first growing season post-burn.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 10–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds have hard coats and benefit from scarification or hot water treatment. Germination improved with inoculation of appropriate Rhizobium bacteria.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch