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Passiflora racemosa

Red Passion Flower, Passion Flower

Passiflora racemosa
Price: £3.95
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    We are excited to be offering this glorious evergreen climber with stunning dark crimson flowers with contrasting dark purple and white filaments. 16ft (5m)

    A large genus of several hundred species of climbing (with tendrils) plants nearly all from the New World, and most bearing fascinating flowers which must be amongst the most wonderful and beautiful to be found in the floral kingdom. Although recounted in most references to the genus, the story behind the name is still worth repeating here. The early Spanish missionaries in South America saw in the flower the instruments of Christ's Passion - the central column (gynandrophore) represented the scourging post, the three stigmas the three nails, the five stamens the five wounds, the corona filaments the crown of thorns, the calyx the nimbus or halo of glory, and the ten petals the Apostles - Peter and Judas being absent. They are very easy to raise from seed and very vigorous - given half a chance, they will take over your greenhouse. They grow well in pots and flowers are often produced in succession throughout the summer.
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    Genus: Passiflora

    Species: racemosa

    Family Name: Passifloraceae

    Seed Catalogue No.: 961A

    English Name(s): Red Passion Flower, Passion Flower

    Lifecycle: Perennial

    Colour: Red/Maroon

    Flowers: June, July, August

    Lighting Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Sheltered Sun

    Soil Type: Clay, Chalk, Sand, Loam

    Soil Acidity: Alkaline, Neutral, Acid

    Moisture: Well-drained

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    Germination Instructions

    Sow indoors at any time. Prior to sowing scarify seed between 2 sheets of fine sandpaper, then soak seed in warm water (or fruit juice) for 24 hours. Drain seed then sow 2-5mm deep into moist, well-drained seed compost with added vermiculite. Ideal temp. 13-18°C . Germination is erratic and takes 1-12 months. Transplant seedlings carefully and individually when large enough to handle. Acclimatise and plant out when danger of frost has passed in warm areas or grow on under glass.

    Growing Instructions

    Best grown under glass in the UK. Use a loam-based potting compost, offer bright light, but shelter from hot sun. Can be tried outside in a frost-free region. Prefers any moist but well-drained soil in full or partial sun. Will require a framework on which to climb.

    Cultivation Instructions

    Pruning group 11. If training on a wall or trellis tie in new growth, prune back overlong shoots, remove dead shoots. No regular pruning is required. Pruning if required should be carried out after flowering. Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings or via layering in spring or autumn.

    When to Sow

    JanJFebFMarMAprAMayMJunJJulJAugASepSOctONovNDecD
    • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
    • Flowers/Harvest

    Approximate number of seeds per packet: 8

    Please note we pack the majority of our seeds by volume so the number of seeds indicated is only an approximation.

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    Passiflora racemosa

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