‘Sunburst’ Passion Flower
Origin
Southeast America
Family
Passifloraceae
Description
Passiflora 'Sunburst' is a hybrid passionflower comes from two parents, P. gilbertiana and P. jorullensis . It is fast growing broadleaf evergreen vine with variegated foliage and orange flowers.
The flowers of this hybrid display the warm colours of the sun, there couldn't not have been better name then 'Sunburst'. The orange colour of the corona is similar to that of the setting sun; in fact, it reflects the iconography and very symbolism of the solar disk with rays of light radiated into the sky.
The sepals have a bilobate shape, are long and narrow and end with two pointed lobes. The two lateral ribs are crossed on the blade by a lighter, creamy yellow line lying against an intense green background. Small yellow and green leaf glands mark the area between the two ribs.
Passiflora is a fast growing vine which grows upto 8' to 20' & produces abundant flowers in winters and continues to flower on and off through out 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.