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Blue Crown Passion Flower

Passiflora Caerulea

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Overview

The Blue Crown Passion Flower, Passiflora caerulea, is a fast-growing perennial vine reaching up to 20 feet. With its striking blue-and-white flowers spanning 4 inches across, it blooms from summer to fall. Hardy in USDA zones 7-10, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. This plant offers a tropical flair and attracts pollinators but is frost-sensitive. Space at 6-8 feet intervals for optimal growth.

Sun FullWater MediumZones 7–10Type VineClimate Subtropical
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — To encourage robust growth, maintain a soil pH range from 6.1 to 7.5 and provide moderate watering, image 43

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Medium
USDA zones
7–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Vine
Family
Passifloraceae
Climate
Subtropical

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Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — Space at 6-8 feet intervals for optimal growth; which typically spans 3 to 4 inches across, image 101
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — surrounded by a ring of white petals and sepals that mimic a ruffled collar; with its striking, image 59
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — Space at 6-8 feet intervals for optimal growth; which typically spans 3 to 4 inches across, image 77
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — The flowers bloom from summer to early fall
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — providing an extended display of exotic beauty.<br><br>Additionally
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — which typically spans 3 to 4 inches across
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — These should be pruned if the focus is on promoting floral abundance.<br><br>Hardy in USDA zones, image 65
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — Passiflora caerulea prefers well-drained soil and thrives when planted in full sun to partial, image 66
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — A native to South America
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — Space at 6-8 feet intervals for optimal growth
Blue Crown Passion Flower (Passiflora Caerulea) — A central crown of filaments gives rise to the common name
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Passiflora Caerulea
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