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Passiflora 'Amethyst'

passion flower 'Amethyst'

Vigorous evergreen climber about 4m tall, with deeply 3-lobed rich green leaves, and purple to purple-blue flowers 10cm across, with green anthers, tepals becoming reflexed with age, and deep purple coronal filaments, flowering in late summer and autumn, followed by orange fruit to 6cm long. The pulp in the fruits only can be eaten when they are fully ripe and yellow-orange. Unripe fruit is toxic

Synonyms
Passiflora 'Lavender Lady'
Passiflora 'Star of Mikan'
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Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
2.5–4 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Purple Green
Autumn Purple Green
Winter Green Orange
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

South–facing or °Â±ð²õ³Ù–f²¹³¦¾±²Ô²µ

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H3
Botanical details
Family
Passifloraceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Climbing
Potentially harmful
Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling Pets: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
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

Grow in a conservatory or frost free greenhouse in a container of peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light, with shade from hot sun. Suited to outdoor cultivation in summer for mild counties only. See passion flower cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by seed, semi-hardwood cuttings or by layering in spring or autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Sub-tropical
  • 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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