An elegant passionflower with overwhelmingly many flowers. The purplish white flowers are about 9cm in size and are followed by 10 cm big sweet orange passionflowers. The species grows originally in Brazil and can endure lower temperatures to a minimum of 4 degC.
Sowing description: Soak the seeds for 24 hours in orange- or lemonjuice, then sow them in sowing mix. Keep the soil constantly moist, cover with plastic foil or glass and let the seeds germinate in a warm and bright spot indoors. Germination can take a few weeks or months.
Photo 1: Mmmmqc via Flickr
Photo 2: Jardin Exotique de Roscoff
