Passiflora caerulea

Passiflora {{{latin_name}}}	Blue Passion Flower, Common Passion Flower
	Habit: vine Height: ⇕ Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ S Brazil, Argentina Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ full sun Water: ◍ regular to moderate Features: ✓ flowers Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: Sunset Zones: 5-9, 12-29
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Passiflora caerulea, Linn. Fig. 2772. Slender, but a strong grower, glabrous and somewhat glaucous: lvs. divided nearly to the petiole into 5 lanceolate or lance-elliptic entire sharp-pointed segms. of which the 2 lower ones are sometimes again lobed: fl. 3-4 in. across, slightly fragrant, greenish white, the sepals tipped with a short point, the rays of the corona in 2 series, blue at the tip, white in the middle and purple at the base, the styles light purple. Brazil. B.M. 28. Gn. 31, p. 421; 34, p. 114; 46, p. 369. G. 3:611. J.H. III. 47:57.— The commonest of passion-flowers in American greenhouses, and now represented by several named forms and hybrids. It can be grown in the open in the S. and in Calif, as far north as San Francisco. Var. grandiflora, Hort., is only a somewhat larger-fld. form. Constance Elliott (P. caerulea var. alba}, is a white-fld. fragrant form. G.C. III. 43:186. Gn. 31:420. There are hybrids with P. Raddiana, P. racemosa, P. alata, and others. P. caerulea grows readily from seeds. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Dies to ground in cold winter areas.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

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Cultivars

• 'Chinensis' . Corona filaments paler blue.
• 'Constance Elliott' . Was raised by Kucombe and Prince in Exeter, Great Britain. It has pure white, fragrant flowers. Not as free flowering as many other clones.
• 'Grandiflora' . Flowers to 20 cm in diamter.
• 'Hartwiesiana' . Flowers white.
• 'Regnellii' . Has very long corona filaments.

The species has been used in numerous hybrids.

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  P. caerulea 'Constance Elliott'

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External links

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