 Passiflora |
| Passion
Flower, Granadilla &
Maracuja |
| Growth
Rate: Fast |
| Position:
Full sun to partial shade. |
| Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
|
| Origin:
Brazil
to Argentina. |
| Passiflora
Caerulea - Wonderfully
exotic white flowers with central rings of purple, blue and white
spiky filaments from July to September, followed by egg-shaped,
orange-yellow fruit. Blue passion flower is a vigorous, trouble free
climber that thrives in hot summers. Caerulea
is one of the hardiest passion flowers.
Perfect for a tropical garden, it grows
best at the base of a sheltered wall in full sun. Fruit is eaten
fresh or used in drinks. A tea is sometimes made of the flower and
is said to alleviate stress and anxiety. |
| Garden care: To train
chose three to five of the strongest shoots, tying them in to
horizontal wires. Once established cut back the flowered
shoots immediately after flowering to within two or three buds
of the permanent framework of the plant. In spring remove
dead, misplaced or overcrowded stems.
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|
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| Available from:
Crocus |
| Available from:
Gardening
Express |
| Seeds
available from: Dobies |
| Seeds
available from: Suttons |
