Passiflora caerulea
Blue Passion Flower
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Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea) - Description
Passiflora caerulea (blue passion flower, common passion flower) is a species of flowering plant native to South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil). It is a vigorous, deciduous or semi-evergreen tendril vine growing to 10 m (33 ft) or more, with palmate leaves and fragrant, blue-white flowers with a prominent fringe of coronal filaments in bands of blue, white, and brown. The ovoid orange fruit, growing to 6 cm (2 in), is edible but bland.
Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea) - Blooming
Beautiful flowers are borne singly or sometimes in racemes. The center of each flower contains a stalk that bears the ovary and stamens. Followed by edible, yellow fruits.
Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea) - Growth
Grows best under full sun or partial shade. Protect plants from cold, drying winds. Passion vines are perfect for covering a wall or trellis. Or train plants over a pergola, arch, or through a tree. Where passion vine is not growing hardy, raise plants indoors in cool to warm greenhouse or in large tubs.
Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea) - Planting
Plant seeds in spring when temperatures are above 55°F (13°C). Take cuttings for rooting in summer.
Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea) - Pest
Affected by spider mites, whiteflies, and scale insects. Also prone to leaf spots, virus diseases, and iron deficiency.
Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea) - Interesting facts
Although passionfruit is commonly used as a reference to romance, the passion vine's name originates from how each part of the flower is symbolic of different elements of the passion of Christ.
Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea) - Soil and irrigation
Passion vines grow best in moderately fertile, moist, well-draining soil. Soil-based potting mixes work fine for indoor plants. Water freely during the growing season, sparingly in winter.
