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- Blue passionflower - frost-resistant beauty
- Cultivation of the Blue Passionflower
- Varieties of Passiflora caerulea
- More hardy Passiflora
- Tips & Tricks
Blue passionflower - frost-resistant beauty
Among all the many different species of Passiflora it is one of the most popular: the Blue Passionflower. The native in parts of Brazil and Argentina native vine plant charms with magnificent, on average, up to 10 centimeters large, blue-white flowers.
Cultivation of the Blue Passionflower
The Blue Passion Flower can be kept both as a houseplant and in the garden, on the balcony or in the greenhouse. It is quite easy to maintain, but needs - like all passion flowers - a lot of light, a regular fertilizer and a climbing aid. In indoor plants, the usual round arches are usually very quickly too small, because the Passiflora caerulea is very vigorous growth. Therefore it is better to use upright trellis aids (eg a bamboo frame or a trellis). The Blue Passion Flower is one of the few members of the large family of passion flower plants that is frost hardy even as a young plant up to a temperature of -15 ° C. Older specimens should be even more insensitive. Nevertheless, planting is only recommended in climatically favorable regions such as the winegrowing regions. A good winter protection, especially the roots, is essential. The frozen upper parts of the plant are removed, the plant drives, provided the roots are healthy in the spring again.
Varieties of Passiflora caerulea
Through intensive breeding and the discovery of mutant plants there are now some interesting varieties of the Blue Passion flower on the market, of which in particular the "Constance Eliott" is to be emphasized because of their pure white flowers and their intense fragrance. In the following list you will find some especially beautiful varieties of the Blue Passion Flower.
More hardy Passiflora
In addition to the Blue Passion Flower, there are a number of other species that has a certain degree of insensitivity to winter temperatures due to their origin alone. Of these, the Passiflora incarnata (also known as flesh-colored or hardy passionflower) is probably one of the most interesting: its flower is characterized by about 100 wavy, fringe-like processes. In addition, this species is used in natural medicine and homeopathy as a medicinal plant. In 2019 she was elected the medicinal plant of the year.
Tips & Tricks
The blue passion flower forms orange-yellow, egg-shaped fruits, which are, however, inedible. However, they often contain many seeds from which you can even use seedlings and thus new plants of the Blue Passion Flower variety.