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Passifloraceae
Passion Fruit Flower
Passiflora edulis
The Passion of Christ and divine sacrifice.
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Native to
- Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen climbing vine
- Height
- 500–1500 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rich, well-drained, slightly acidic
- Water
- moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 9–11
- Lifespan
- perennial vine; 5–7 years productive
Did you know
- Spanish missionaries named it 'flor de las cinco llagas' (flower of the five wounds) seeing the Crucifixion story in its parts.
- The ten petals represent the ten faithful apostles, the corona filaments the crown of thorns, and the five stamens the five wounds.
- Each flower opens for only about 24 hours before closing permanently.
- The fruit is a key ingredient in Hawaiian POG juice and Brazilian mousse de maracujá.
- Carpenter bees are the primary pollinators — honeybees are often too small to effectively pollinate the large flowers.
Color meanings
White
purity and faith
Purple
spiritual devotion