General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 10-40 feet
Plant Spread: 6-10 feet
Leaves: Other: Deciduous when temperatures drop below freezing.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Blue, green, and purple
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Blue Passion Flower
  • Hardy Passionflower
  • Passion Vine
  • Mburucuyá (Guaraní)

Photo Gallery
Location: Oak Run, CA
Date: 2016-05-23
growing on a fence

Date: 2020-11-06

Date: 2018-04-11
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-06-29
Passion Flower 058
Location: NJ
Date: 2018-07-18
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-07-26
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-09-17
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: NC
Date: Jul 28, 2011 5:34 PM
Location: Kyle, Texas
Date: 2017-10-15
The Blue passion vine produces a fruit late in the season
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2017-12-02
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Location: my garden 
Date: 2014-09-06
Location: NJ
Date: 2019-06-14
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-04-11
Location: A friend's garden , Netherlands
Date: 2009-09-13
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-09-07
Location: My Garden London, England.
Date: 2014-09-29
Location: my garden, NC Zone 7A
Date: 2011-07-31
Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Date: 2023-10-06

Date: 2019-08-06
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-01-04
The tag at Home Depot said 'Lavender Lady'. I don't think that is
Location: Clarksville, TN
Date: 2017-09-12

Date: 2022-11-10
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2014-10-26
With Malachite butterfly in the flight encounter at the Museum of
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-07-31
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-10-28
Photo by cbw1953
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-09-21
an attempt to train the vine
Location: my garden 
Date: 2014-09-06
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-04-11
Location: London/Kent border, England, UK.
Date: 14/09/2011
Blue Passion flower
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-09-06
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2020-07-13
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: NJ
Date: 2019-06-14
Location: My yard, Yucca Valley,Ca
Date: 2016-03-16
Blue Passion Flower !
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-08-06
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-05-28
Location: central Illinois
Date: 5-23-19

Date: 2022-11-10
Location: My Garden London, England.
Date: 2014-09-29
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-09-20
It grew very tall on my south wall for several years until the ma
Location: Kyle, Texas
Date: 2018-03-29
Being mostly evergreen, the blue passion vine flowers earlier tha
Location: Lisa Veitenheimer Memorial Garden at WRES, Watauga TX
Date: 2011-10-10
Note the crown of thorns, 3 nails and 5 loaves...
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-07-06
Grand Opening - Passion Flower 025
Location: NJ
Date: 2018-07-18
Location: Botanical gardens of the State of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Date: 2017-05-02
Blue Passion Flower 016
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-03-21
Location: Cordoba, Argentina

Date: 2011-06-28
Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-04-11
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-04-06
Location: Raeford, NC
Date: 2022-05-07
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-09-23
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-05-25
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-08-06
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: March 25, 2012
Blue Passionflower
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-09-21
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-09-21
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-03-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 5-23-19
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: Lisa Veitenheimer Memorial Garden
Date: 2011-10-10
Brilliant colors, and fragrance
Location: Mountain City, Tx
Date: 2016-03-15
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-07-20

Date: Jul 28, 2011 5:35 PM
Location: My garden in London England.
Date: 2013-03-03
It is very cold here but the fruit is hanging on.
Location: My garden in London England.
Date: 2013-03-03

Date: 2014-05-13
Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Photo by froggardener
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-05-05
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-09-21
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-09-21
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-05-28
Photo by joygirl
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-08-02
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-10-01
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: LVMG Watauga TX
Date: 2011-10-10
Host for Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Location: my garden 
Date: 2014-09-06
Location: my garden 
Date: 2014-09-06
Photo by froggardener

Date: 2013-11-04
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Date: 2023-10-06
Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Date: 2023-10-06
Location: Plano, TX
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-04-06
Location: NJ
Date: 2019-06-14
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-08-06
First bloom ever on this new plant, propagated from a cutting.
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-08-14
Photo showing leaves, buds and blooms.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2008-06-12
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-08-02
It came to me as Blue Crown
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-08-02
It came to me as Blue Crown
Location: Mountain City, Tx
Date: 2016-03-12

Date: 2009-02-27
USDA
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2006-11-15
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-15
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Comments:
  • Posted by skopjecollection (SE europe(balkans) - Zone 6b) on Nov 10, 2022 10:13 PM concerning plant:
    The fruit has red flesh, which actually tastes how it looks. A mix of meaty and berry like flavor, sweet-ish with texture like that of the common passion fruit, if albeit more viscous.
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Aug 2, 2013 3:16 PM concerning plant:
    In a mild winter, which has been common here of late, Passiflora caerulea is evergreen. It will die to the ground in a cold winter and is late to come up in the spring. Can be invasive. Will send up new shoots at a fair distance from the original plant.
  • Posted by NEILMUIR1 (London\Kent Border) on Mar 3, 2013 11:45 AM concerning plant:
    Still with fruit on despite very cold weather.
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On April 4, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
WG have buds
piksihk On May 31, 2016 Fruit Ripened
Many fruits
piksihk On May 12, 2016 Transplanted
A small rooted plant to HW
piksihk On April 24, 2016 Bloomed
piksihk On July 15, 2015 Fruit Ripened
Picked several fruits- got seeds
piksihk On April 7, 2015 Bloomed
massive amounts of buds! starting to open
piksihk On June 4, 2014 Bloomed
AndreA33 On May 21, 2016 Obtained plant
Acheté chez Lidl et planté près du potager le 24/05/16 au matin.
antsinmypants On March 14, 2024 Miscellaneous Event
Transferred to ziplock. Placed on heat.
antsinmypants On March 12, 2024 Miscellaneous Event
Started pre-treatment @ 1:00 am. (10)
antsinmypants On March 23, 2023 Seeds sown
Sown after a 24-hour soak. 6
Mielikki On August 25, 2021 Bloomed
Mielikki On April 28, 2021 Obtained plant
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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Untitled by zenepher Jul 24, 2018 3:22 AM 2
Just notice this one is different by skopjecollection Nov 8, 2020 1:43 PM 0
One stunning photo by joannakat Jan 28, 2021 6:34 PM 2

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