About

An ornamental shrub, reaching 60-120cm, with a bushy habit with healthy foliage. It produces showy 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

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, mixed plantings

Care notes

CultivationFertile, well-drained soil in sun or light shade
PruningPrune after flowering to maintain shape
PropagationSemi-ripe cuttings in summer
Pest resistanceGenerally trouble-free
Disease resistancePowdery mildew in dry conditions