Passion flowers / Passion vines

Plant family

Passionsblumengewächse (Passifloraceae)

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Plant distance

50 cm

Row spacing

100 cm

Seeding depth

0Not specified

Instructions

Description

Passionflower or Passiflora is a genus in the passionflower family. Passion flowers are mostly perennial, herbaceous or woody plants that grow mostly as climbers. There are only a few species that grow as shrubs or trees. The species and varieties cultivated in our region as container plants grow between 50 cm and 4 m high. The flowers can grow up to 18 cm in size, blooming from white to red and yellow to purple. Some species form edible fruits after fertilization.

Growing tips

Passion flowers can grow very long. To ensure the necessary stability, choose a sufficiently large and heavy planter. Most species are sensitive to frost and need to be brought indoors for the winter. Before moving, shorten the shoots to around a third and in early spring, cut back all side shoots to three to five eyes to encourage the formation of new flower buds. If you want to save yourself the trouble of unwinding before winter, you can build a mobile climbing aid that can be moved indoors with the passionflower. Repotting should be done every one to three years as required, but only when the soil is fully rooted. It is best to use rainwater or low-lime tap water for watering, as most species react somewhat sensitively to a very high lime content.