Scientific Name:
Passiflora
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
pass-ih-FLORE-uh
Common Name:
passion flower, passion vine
Family Name:
Passifloraceae
Plant Type:
Flowering pot plant, Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, 3(-5) lobed; flowers up to 10cm wide, with 10 coloured sepals, many corona filaments, 5 large stamens, and pistil with 3 stigma branches.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Indoor plant, Screening
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus include P 'Amethyst' (leaves with three lobes).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Orbicular
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Entire, Palmately lobed
Additional Info:
most are deeply 3-lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red (purple to purple-blue with green anthers)
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Black
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Tendrils
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
