Passiflora × violacea 'Victoria'
violet passion flower 'Victoria'
Vigorous, free-flowering, evergreen climber, about 6m or more tall, with 3- or 5-lobed rich green leaves to 15cm long. From summer to autumn, bowl-shaped, red-purple flowers with dark purple-red coronal filaments tipped with white that may be followed by edible green fruit
Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
2.5–4 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Red Purple | Green | ||
| Autumn | Red Purple | Green | Green | |
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H2Botanical details
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Climbing
- Genus
Passiflora are mostly tender tendril-climbing shrubs, with simple or palmately-lobed, generally evergreen leaves and showy flowers of distinctive structure with often colourful coronal filaments, followed by conspicuous fruits, edible in some species
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Under glass grow in loam-based potting compost such as John Innes No. 3 in full light with shade from hot sun, water freely when in growth and sparingly in winter. Suited to conservatory cultivation. See passion flower cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown at 13 to 18°C in spring or root semi-hardwood cuttings in summer. Layering can be carried out in spring or autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Sub-tropical
- Edible fruit
- Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning
Pruning group 11 or pruning group 12 in early spring
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects and glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and a virus
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