Scientific Name:
Passiflora caerulea
Pronunciation:
pass-ih-FLORE-uh sih-ROO-lee-uh
Common Name:
blue passion flower, passion vine
Family Name:
Passifloraceae
Plant Type:
Flowering pot plant, Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, with (3-)5(-9) lobes, up to 10cm long; flowers also up to 10cm wide, with 10 white to light green sepals, many blue or violet corona filaments; berries oval, becoming dark orange, up to 6cm long in warm locations.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Green walls, Indoor plant, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Orbicular
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Additional Info:
leaves to 10cm across with 3 to 9 (usually 5) lobes
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Blue
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
10 tepals; Corona in a ring of numerous filaments, blue, white, purple; central stalk carries 3-part pistil and 5 stamens.
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Edible
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Yellow
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible,
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Tendrils
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Scale insects
