Passion flower or blue passionflower - an amazingly beautiful liana

Mysterious and unique ... this is how you can characterize this flower of unearthly beauty. Looking at it, one can say - an alien from another planet, although the plant grows well on Earth, and is also completely unpretentious. In summer, this exotic can bloom non-stop and in the open.Passiflora or passionflower belongs to the passionflower family. There are about 500 species. Homeland is Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Australia. The plant owes its name to the missionaries who first encountered passionflower in the tropics of South America. They identified the crown of the perianth with the crown of thorns of Christ going to be crucified, and the stamens and pistil with the instrument of torture - “the passions of the Lord”, hence the second name of the flower - passion flower.

Passionflower is a climbing vine, the stem of which clings to a support thanks to the antennae. I grow blue passionflower, it is also called the cavalry star and passionflower Elizabeth. For several years, red passionflower grew, which I grew from seeds, but for some reason it did not want to bloom, neither in the open field, nor in the apartment. I also grew incarnate passionflower. She wintered in the open field for several years, but one day she disappeared. I am very sorry about her. I will definitely be purchasing more. All parts of this plant are medicinal, have a sedative effect and are used in the manufacture of sedative drugs Novo-Passit and Persen. The leaves and stems can be used to make tea, which also has a calming effect. The fruit is a passion fruit, edible, but I didn’t set fruits, as it is possible that the plant came across with a male type of flowering.

Passionflower. Growing conditions

In the summer, I plant the plant in open ground, the vine grows quickly, and beautifully wraps around the support. When fertilizing in sufficient quantities, it is able to grow by a meter (!) Per week. Passionflower begins to bloom in July and continues uninterruptedly until frost. Although the plant easily tolerates frosts down to -5. Fruits were tied several times - an orange berry. But, unfortunately, it is inedible. With the onset of prolonged cold weather, I dig out the blue passplora and Elizabeth's passionflower (previously shortening the stems as much as possible) and transplant them into a pot that overwinters on a warmed loggia. I also prepare several cuttings, root them in water and plant them in a pot too. It is interesting that the cut stems that remain on the support without roots (the hand does not immediately rise to throw them away) do not fade for a very long time. Stay fresh for two weeks. Passion flower is a photophilous plant. In order for the liana to bloom profusely, good lighting is needed. In an apartment for passionflower, the best place is east or southeast windows. In winter, the optimum temperature is 13-10 degrees, although in severe frosts it can be +5 on my loggia. In summer, she likes abundant watering, in winter watering is reduced.

Passiflora, or passion flower, is grown as an ampelous plant. She will protect the place of rest from prying eyes, in the blink of an eye she will braid the fence,. And if the stems become too long, they can be shortened at any time. How exotic in appearance is passionflower, it is so unpretentious and easy to care for.