Blue Passion Flower
Passiflora caerulea
Genus: Passiflora
Species: caerulea
The Latin translation of the genus name refers to the different parts of the flower and how numerically they relate to particular elements of the Crucifixion of Christ.
Category: Climbers & Wall Shrubs
Height: 10.00 m (1000 cm)
Spread: 5.00 m (500 cm)
Form: Climber
Hardiness: Hardy to -5C
Sun/Shade: Full sun or light shade
Soil Type: Moderately nutritious, moist but well drained.
This vigorous climbing plant has dark green, slender leaves. It produces modified leaves called tendrils to twine around the provided support. Passiflora caerulea can be deciduous or evergreen, depending on which part of the U.K. it is grown in. It will hold on to it’s leaves in milder parts of the country and if offered some protection from cold, drying winds. Interesting white flowers are produced in summer, they have blue-purple coronas. The precise structure of the flower gives them an almost mechanical appearance. Orange-yellow fruits follow the flowers in autumn, but they rarely ripen outdoors in the U.K.
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