Foetida Passion Flower
Origin
Southeast America
Family
Passifloraceae
Description
Passiflora Foetida is a vigerous evergreen climber with white flowers marked with a ring of radially oriented pink-purple streaks. Blossoms open in the morning, but close by about noon. This species is free-flowering. They have a minty fragrance.
This is a fast growing vine upto 8' to 20' which produces abundant flowers in winters and continues to flower on and off throught the year. Fruits are oval, 2-3 cm long, smooth, enclosed in hairy bracts. At first fleshy and green, maturing dry and yellow or orange to red, sometimes spotted, even pale green.
Buttflies are extremly fond of Passion flowers.
Environment
Full sun, a southern exposure, is necessary for optimum growth and flowering. If flowers fail to open, it is usually due to insufficient light.
Bring the soil to a state of visual dryness between waterings. When watering, thoroughly saturate the soil until a little water runs out of the bottom of the pot. Growing in a clay pot will help maintain a healthy root system