About
Vigorous climber to 5m or more, with deeply 3-lobed mid to dark green leaves, downy beneath, and pendent flowers to 12cm across, with bright rose-red flowers to 14cm across, with slender, long green tubes and small violet coronas, flowering in summer followed by edible yellow fruit with a subtle flavour.
About the genus
Passiflora are mostly tender tendril-climbing shrubs, with simple or palmately-lobed, generally evergreen leaves and showy flowers of distinctive structure with often colourful coronal filaments, followed by conspicuous fruits, edible in some species
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH2
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitClimbing
FoliageEvergreen
Height4-8 metres
Spread2.5-4 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesSub-tropical
Native toColombia
Care notes
CultivationFast-growing climber for sun or partial shade, thrives in moist but well-drained soil. Ideal for conservatories; in areas where temperatures drop to below 5-7°C, grow in a container and overwinter indoors, see passion flower cultivation
PruningPruning group 11 or pruning group 12 in early spring
PropagationPropagate by seed sown at 13 to 18°C in spring or root semi-hardwood cuttings in summer. Layering can be carried out in spring or autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects and glasshouse whitefly
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and a virus