Passiflora caerulea BLUE PASSION FLOWERS (5 seeds)

Passiflora caerulea, also known as the blue passion flower, is a climber in the Passifloraceae family.
It is certainly one of the most beautiful vines in the plant kingdom.
This variety originates from South America.

Its flowers are simply splendid, ranging from dark blue, to white and purple in the center.

Its center is yellow and green, topped with dark purple.

The seeds of the blue passion flower, from Passiflora caerulea, are oval, slightly granular, and black in color.

This exceptional climber has the particularity of being well-adapted to temperate climates, but it will of course be necessary to protect its base from frost during the winter.

Properties:

A Persistent and Robust Plant Architecture

The blue passion flower is the absolute benchmark for temperate gardens thanks to its exceptional hardiness, capable of withstanding very low temperatures.
Unlike its more fragile cousins, it often retains its cut and glossy foliage during the winter, thus offering a permanent screen of greenery to sustainably structure your outdoor spaces.

Coverage Performance and Natural Privacy Screen

Endowed with vigorous growth, this vine uses its powerful tendrils to colonize fences, arbors, or the barest walls in record time.
It is the ideal ally for creating a natural and aesthetic privacy screen, quickly transforming an ordinary partition into a lush vegetable wall punctuated by flowers with bluish geometric filaments.

Ecosystem and Generous Summer Flowering

From the first days of summer, this climber is covered in a multitude of exotic corollas that diffuse a light fragrance and irresistibly attract bees and butterflies.
Its ease of cultivation, whether in open ground or in large containers on a sunny terrace, makes it a safe bet for any gardener wishing to combine tropical aesthetics and local biodiversity.

Germination and Sowing:

• The ideal period for sowing the passion flower begins in May.
• Sow the seeds in a tray of fine potting soil or previously moistened peat.
• Cover them with 4 to 5 millimeters of substrate.
• Pack the soil well, then gently spray water over it.
• Place the tray in a warm place such as a greenhouse at a temperature of at least 27°C.
• Germination usually begins 3 to 5 weeks after sowing.

Remember to train it along a fence or pergola in a full-sun location.
The more sun it gets, the more it will bloom.
Magnificent flowering from April to October.
Orange fruit as big as eggs.
Reproducible, untreated seeds.
Fast growth, low maintenance, relatively hardy.