Passiflora caerulea
Blue passion flower, Blue crown, Common passion flower, Flower of five wounds, Southern beauty, Wild apricot, Passiflora mayana, Passiflora chinensis, Blue passion vine
Passiflora Passiflora
P. caerulea - P. caerulea is a vigorous, deciduous to semi-evergreen climber with glossy, dark green leaves divided into five to seven, oblong lobes and, from summer into autumn, white flowers with purple- and blue-zoned coronas, sometimes followed by ovoid, yellow-orange fruit.
Passiflora caerulea is: Evergreen
Climbing
Harmful if eaten.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Flushed purple, Flushed blue, Blue, White in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Red spider mite (box and other) , Mealybugs , Glasshouse red spider mite , Scale insects Red spider mite (box and other) , Mealybugs , Glasshouse red spider mite , Scale insects
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 11 or 12 in early spring.
Layering, Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Passiflora caerulea (Blue passion flower) will reach a height of 10m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Low Maintenance, Containers, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained in a sheltered, sunny or partially-shaded site. In cold areas, grow in a container and overwinter indoors. Site carefully as may overwhelm other plants.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Passiflora caerulea
Blue passion flower, Blue crown, Common passion flower, Flower of five wounds, Southern beauty, Wild apricot, Passiflora mayana, Passiflora chinensis, Blue passion vine
Passiflora Passiflora
P. caerulea - P. caerulea is a vigorous, deciduous to semi-evergreen climber with glossy, dark green leaves divided into five to seven, oblong lobes and, from summer into autumn, white flowers with purple- and blue-zoned coronas, sometimes followed by ovoid, yellow-orange fruit.
Evergreen
Climbing
Harmful if eaten.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Flushed purple, Flushed blue, Blue, White in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Red spider mite (box and other) , Mealybugs , Glasshouse red spider mite , Scale insects
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 11 or 12 in early spring.
Layering, Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Passiflora caerulea (Blue passion flower) will reach a height of 10m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Low Maintenance, Containers, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained in a sheltered, sunny or partially-shaded site. In cold areas, grow in a container and overwinter indoors. Site carefully as may overwhelm other plants.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
Passiflora caerulea (Blue passion flower)
Black scale; Coffee scale; black; Nigra scale
Parasaissetia nigra
Insect
Present (Limited)
2
3
Present at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew for in excess of 100 years. Candidate for deregulation.
Passiflora caerulea (Blue passion flower)
Fruit fly; Queensland; Queensland fruit fly
Bactrocera tryoni
Insect
Absent
2
3
Australian fruit fly never intercepted in the UK. EU regulation appears to be effectively mitigating risk.
Passiflora caerulea (Blue passion flower)
Epicauta atomaria
Insect
Absent
1
3
South American blister beetle; affecting solanaceous crops which (as plants for planting) are prohibited from entering the UK.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
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Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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