Elizabeth passionflower
Origin
Southeast America
Family
Passifloraceae
Description
Passiflora incarnata Elizabeth is a gorgeous climber with bisexual flowers grow up to 3.5cm wide. This cultivar is a hybrid of the P. phoenicea 'Ruby Glow' and P. incarnata. Its flowers are similar in shape to the "Ruby glow" flowers but have a lavender-purple color with deep blue filaments and green structures at its centre.
The bilobate leaves are simple and can grow up to 10cm long and wide. It has 3 conspicuous sub-veins spreading outwards from the base, the leaf lobes are ovate to lanceolate in shape.
This is a fast growing vine upto 8' to 10' which produces abundant flowers in winters and continues to flower on and off throught the year. 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.
Landscape
Passiflora is widely cultivated as a wall-climber or as groundcover