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Passiflora vitifolia (F)

vine-leaved passion flower

A vigorous climber with slender, downy, reddish-brown stems and glossy, dark green, three lobed leaves. From early summer to autumn it bears bowl-shaped, bright red flowers, up to 20cm across, with red, white or yellow filaments. The edible, egg-shaped fruit are green with white mottling

Other common names
grape-leaved passion flower
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Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Red Green
Autumn Red Green Green White
Winter Green Green White
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

West–facing or South–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1A
Botanical details
Family
Passifloraceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Climbing
Genus

Passiflora are mostly tender tendril-climbing shrubs, with simple or palmately-lobed, generally evergreen leaves and showy flowers of distinctive structure with often colourful coronal filaments, followed by conspicuous fruits, edible in some species

Name status

Correct

Plant range
C America

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow under glass in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun. Water freely when in growth and keep just moist in winter

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 13 to 18°C in spring or root semi-hardwood cuttings in summer. Layering can be carried out in spring or autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Patio and container plants
  • Sub-tropical
  • Edible fruit
Pruning

Pruning group 11 or pruning group 12 in early spring

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects and glasshouse whitefly

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and a virus

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