| General Description | Passiflora caerulea or Blue Passion Flower is a robust, climbing, deciduous or semi-evergreen vine with thick, deeply lobed leaves and exquisitely detailed, showy blooms. |
| Cultivation | Grow in a sheltered location, in full sun to part shade, moist, well-drained soil. In less temperate climates, grow in containers and take inside over winter. |
| Pests | Possible problems include mealybugs, red spider mite, scale and glasshouse whitefly. |
| Leaf Description | Dark green with deep, finger-like lobes. |
| Flower Description | Showy, up to 8 cm in diameter, 5 white petals alternate with 5 sepals of the same colour (they all look the same- if closely inspected, you will see a stiff bristle at each sepal tip, called an 'awn'), rays of coronal filaments are variegated purple, white and blue, 5 large stamens with anthers perpendicular / hinged to filaments, stigma is 3-pronged. Wow! |
| Fruit Description | Ovoid, orange, containing red bean-shaped seeds. |
