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Passifloraceae
Blue Passion Vine
Passiflora caerulea
Faith and spirituality.
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Native to
- South America, Argentina, Brazil
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- semi-evergreen vine
- Height
- 15-30 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Spanish missionaries named it the passion flower because its parts symbolize elements of Christ's crucifixion.
- The five petals and five sepals represent the ten faithful apostles; the corona represents the crown of thorns.
- Blue passion vine produces orange egg-shaped fruits that are edible but not as flavorful as commercial passionfruit.
- The vine climbs using coiling tendrils that can wrap around supports in just a few hours.
- It is the hardiest passion flower species and can survive brief temperatures down to 5 degrees Fahrenheit.
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