trefle.io · Taken Feb 2, 2019 by Muriel Andrieux (cc-by-sa)
Passifloraceae
Brazilian passionflower
Passiflora caerulea
Also known as Wild passionflower, Blue passionflower, Common passionflower, Passiflora hartwiesiana
Native Plants · Vine · Climber · Passionflower · Exotic · Tropical Look · Pollinator · Fast-Growing · Ornamental Fruit · Trellis · Perennial
Brazilian passionflower is a fast-growing, exotic vine celebrated for its intricate blue-and-white blooms and ornamental orange fruit. It thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil and benefits from a sturdy trellis or fence to climb. In frost-prone areas, protect the roots with mulch in winter as top growth may die back but typically regrows vigorously in spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow the top 1-2 inches to dry before the next watering · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- 30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 8a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Azores, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Ecuador, Hawaii, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Madeira, Nepal, New South Wales
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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