Red Passion Flower

19 years ago

The Publix Supermarkets in the Atlanta Area are currently selling live plants - Confererate Jasmin, Mandevilla, and Red Passion Flower from displays in front of their stores.

I was given a 'Publix' Red Passion flower as a gift this week by a co-worker. Of course, that is the only information on the plant.

I googled the name "Red Passion Flower" and came up with "Passiflora princeps" or "Passiflora coccinea" as possibilities for the botanical name. The websites give hardiness zone 9 for both, so it looks like this will have to remain in a container and be brought indoors for the winter.

Has anyone been successful with this species? Is it hardier than they say? I know I saw one growing outside in the ground at the Atlanta Botanical Garden a few summers ago, but I don't know if they just replace it every year, or dig it up and overwinter it in the conservatory.

The blossoms are an eye-catching 'fire engine' or 'cherry' red.

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Sharon4457
19 years ago
It's my understanding that Passiflora Incarnata is the only pasion flower hardy in zone 7. The others are annuals. I've grown Passiflora Incarnata and it does come back.
buford
19 years ago
I have wild Passion Flower and it comes back every year. I'm pretty sure I'm in zone 7, they say 8, but I don't believe it.

I saw the red one at Publix and wanted to buy it but thought it would have to be a potted plant that was brought inside during the winter.
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vroomp
19 years ago
I grow Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passion Flower) which is not only hardy to zone 6 but, an evergreen here as well.
scenter
Original Author
19 years ago
I have the Maypop (Passiflora incarnata) growing wild in my yard. It comes back every year: In veggie garden, lawn, under the azaleas and crape myrtles, etc. Spread by birds? squirrels? lawn mower?

The Maypop is very pretty in bloom, but not when it is 'eating' my crape myrtle, so I usually pull them out except for a few on a trellis.

On the Red one, I probably will treat it like an annual and plunk it in the ground with a trellis. I wonder if it roots cuttings easily? (then I could overwinter a smaller plant, and have it again next year)
wildflower
19 years ago
I had a passiflora coccinea back several years ago and with my experience it was not hardy.
wildflower
19 years ago
Scenter, you and I must have been posting at the same time this morning and I didn't see your question! I got my coccinea in a trade and I do remember that she said she'd rooted it and some others. I've never tried rooting one so not sure of the method but I'm sure it can be done.