About

Passiflora vitifolia, the crimson passion flower, is a vigorous, evergreen, tendril-climbing passion flower with large, grape-like leaves and showy, crimson flowers with colourful coronal filaments. A spectacular climber for a warm, sheltered, frost-free garden or heated greenhouse.

About the genus

Passiflora, the passion flowers, are mostly tender, tendril-climbing shrubs with simple or palmately-lobed, generally evergreen leaves and showy flowers of distinctive structure with colourful coronal filaments, followed by ornamental fruits, some edible. Grown in warm, sheltered gardens and heated glasshouses.

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, containers, mixed plantings.

Care notes

CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.
PruningRemove dead growth as needed.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.