Passiflora caerulea
Family: Passifloraceae
Common names: BLUE PASSION FLOWER, GRANADILLA, PASSION FLOWER
Native to: Argentina, Brazil
Sentiment: faith
Plant
Type: vine
Form: spreading
Leaves evergreen
Max height: 0.00 feet
Max width: 19.6 feet
Flower
secondary color present, white/off white
Leaf
green
Horticulture
Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, specific butterfly species
Plant features: climbing vine, evergreen, woody vine
Exposure: part shade, sun
Landscape uses: arbor, container, trellis or espalier
Propagates by: cutting, seed
flowers in spring
flowers in summer
Soil types: loam, well drained
USDA Zones: zone 6 to -10 f, zone 7 to 0 f, zone 8 to +10 f, zone 9 to +20 f
Temp. range: -10 to +30 °F
Water: moderate, regular
Passiflora cerulea is a vine that grows to 16 or more feet long in temperate zones. Try it with confidence in Zone 9. It is listed in some publications as growing in Zone 6, Zone 7,and Zone 8, but may behave more as a deciduous vine in those zones. It is a purple flowering and twining vine that is best given support with a trellis or arbor.
Passiflora cerulea does produce fruit. Wikipedia mentions, however, that this fruit tastes quite bland. Passiflora edulis is a better choice for growing a tasty passion fruit.
Passiflora will attract adult butterflies to feed. If you have this plant, please let us know what butterflies come to feed. Passiflora is a host plant to Gulf Fritillary, (Agraulis vanillae), a butterfly dependent upon garden plants to survive.
Container plants that attract adult butterflies - vine
This plant is one of 25 vines suitable to grow in a container that can attract adult butterflies.
They can be found in large, medium-large and tiny heights - from less than a foot long to over 10 feet tall.
None are drought tolerant, as most of prefer moderate or regular watering. 7 are deciduous,19 are evergreen. Some can grow in Zones 3 and Zone 4, while the others grow in Zones 5-11. 23 can be grown in Zone 9.
Most vines are prostrate, so we set their height to "0" while registering the plant's potential length in the width category.
