About
This vigorous semi-evergreen climber to 5m, with deeply lobed, dark green leaves and 3.5cm wide, star-shaped white passion flowers with contrasting lilac and purple central crown with a cross of greenish filaments and purple speckled style-branches, in late summer and autumn. These are edible but not particularly tasty. Egg-shaped orange fruits appear after the flowers.
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 moistureWell-drained, Moist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH4
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub
HabitClimbing
FoliageSemi evergreen
Height4-8 metres
Spread2.5-4 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesPatio and container plants, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Sub-tropical
Care notes
CultivationFast-growing climber thriving in moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Due to its vigorous nature, it has the potential to become a nuisance in some gardens. In cold areas, grow in a container and overwinter indoors. Shade from direct sunlight if grown in a south-facing glasshouse or conservatory to prevent leaf scorch. See passion flower cultivation for more information
PruningPruning group 1, tidy after flowering or pruning group 11 or pruning group 12 if necessary, in early spring
PropagationPropagate by seed, semi-hardwood cuttings or by layering 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