Passiflora caerulea
(Blue Passion Flower)
Family - Passifloraceae
Category - Climber
Origin - Southern Brazil, Argentina
Year of Introduction - 1609
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 10m
Width - 2.5m
Location - The House, The Terrace
Description: A fast-growing, Evergreen climber that is good for growing against walls or trellises. Glossy, dark green leaves are palmately lobed and Evergreen. Interesting and tropical-looking flowers have an outer ring of narrow, white tepals and a ring of filaments with pale blue tips, a white band around the centre and deep purple at the base. Each flower has a showy yellow centre. The Blooms are held singly along the climbing stems and are produced from mid-summer into mid-autumn. The flowers are followed by round, orange fruit.
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Flower:
Saucer-shaped flowers have an outer ring of slender, white tepals with a showy ring of filaments that are pale blue at the tips, white in the middle and deep purple at the base. Each bloom has a showy yellow centre. The blooms are held singly on climbing stems and are produced from July into October. The flowers are followed by round, orange fruit.
Flower colour: White, blue
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Glossy, dark green leaves are palmately lobed. The leaves are Alternately arranged on long, branched, climbing stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Propagation:
Cuttings, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in a sheltered position in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.