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:
Vigorous climber with stem tendrils at nodes, leaves alternate, orbicular, most 6-15(-15)cm long x 5-12cm wide, palmately veined with 3-7(-9) deep oblong lobes, rounded to narrow and pointed, some cvs. unlobed and ovate, leathery, dark green; flowers solitary, 8-10cm wide, tepals 10, commonly blue, violet, pink, purple, red, corona of numerous filaments, length and colour(s) vary with cultivar (one colour or less commonly banded); stamens 5 with greenish-yellow anthers on central column, pistil on top of column with 3 style branches with stigmas fragrant; berries (formed by most cvs.), oval, 3-6cm long x 2-4cm wide, yellow-orange, dark red-purple.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (common hybrids include: Passiflora x violacea {P. caerulea x P. racemosa} and Passiflora x decaisneana {P. quadrangularis x P. alata})
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Indoor plant, Screening
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include P 'Amethyst' (P. caerulea x P. kermesina). Hardiness zone varies with cultivar (read tag before buying).
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:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
10 tepals - sometimes the petals will be a darker colour
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Yellow, Purple, Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Tendrils
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot, Caterpillar or cutworm, Crown rot, Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Slugs or snails, Wilt
Specific Pests:
bacterial spot, root and collar rot, fusarium wilt, anthracnose and scab
