Birth flower for July 27
Butterfly pea
Meaning: Little sweetheart
The deep blue of butterfly pea comes from anthocyanin pigments. Steeped as tea it turns a vivid blue, and a squeeze of lemon shifts it to purple, which makes it a favourite for color-changing drinks. In Thailand and Malaysia it tints drinks, sweets and even rice, as in the Malaysian blue rice dish nasi kerabu.