About
A short, tendril climber to about 2m tall with deeply lobed, dark green leaves. Scented, bowl-shaped, pale purple to almost white flowers, with purple and white coronas, are produced in summer, followed by edible, egg-shaped, yellow fruit.
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
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub, Fruit Edible
HabitClimbing
FoliageSemi evergreen
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesSub-tropical, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Native toSE USA
FragranceFlower
Care notes
CultivationGrows best in moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade
PruningPruning 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