Content
Passionflower blooms throughout the summer
The plant family of the Passiflora is very large: more than 500 different species belong to it, but they all have the beautiful, very showy flowers in common. The flowering time of the individual passion flowers can differ in detail, but always extends over several months.
Passion flowers are summer bloomers
Passiflora cultivated in this country, so the botanically correct name of the passion flowers, begin their flowering period from about May / June - and often show their splendor into September. The individual flowers are only one to two days old, where they can close in some species overnight. In the garden or on the balcony held Passiflora usually bloom more lush than the necessarily small held houseplants. The climber can grow up to six meters (some specimens even higher).
Tips & Tricks
If your passion flower does not want to bloom, it can have many causes. In many cases, the unwillingness to flower is due to the wrong location, because the tropical greenhouse prefers a sunny and warm place.