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blue passion flower

Passiflora caerulea

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Passiflora
Family: Passifloraceae
Common Names: blue crown, common passion flower, flower of five wounds, southern beauty, wild apricot

About this plant

P. caerulea is a vigorous large deciduous or semi-evergreen climber with twining tendrils. Leaves dark green, with 5-7 finger-like lobes. Flowers to 8cm in width, white, with blue and purple coronal filaments. Fruits ovoid, 4cm, orange

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Fast-growing climber for sun or partial shade, thrives in moist but well-drained soil. In cold areas, grow in a container and overwinter indoors. Note that due to its vigorous nature in some gardens it has the potential to become a nuisance

Pruning

Pruning group 11 or pruning group 12 if necessary, in early spring

Propagation

Propagate by seed, semi-hardwood cuttings or by layering in spring or autumn

Pests

glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, mealybugs and scale insects may be a problem under glass

Diseases

May be subject to a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalArchitecturalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

ConservatoryWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years