Passion flowers / Passion vines

Pflanzenfamilie

Passionflower family (Passifloraceae)

Saisonübersicht

Details

Lichtbedarf

Sonnig

Wasserbedarf

Feucht

Boden

Mittelschwer (lehmig)

Nährstoffbedarf

Mittel

Pflanzabstand

50 cm

Reihenabstand

100 cm

Saattiefe

0Keine Angabe

Anleitungen

Beschreibung

Passionflower or Passiflora is a genus in the passionflower family. Passion flowers are mostly perennial, herbaceous or woody plants that grow mostly as climbers. There are only a few species that grow as shrubs or trees. The species and varieties cultivated in our region as container plants grow between 50 cm and 4 m high. The flowers can grow up to 18 cm in size, blooming from white to red and yellow to purple. Some species form edible fruits after fertilization.

Anbautipps

Passionflower can become very long. To ensure the necessary stability, choose a sufficiently large and heavy planter. Most species are sensitive to frost and need to be moved indoors for the winter. Before moving, shorten the shoots to about one-third, and in early spring cut back all side shoots to three to five eyes to encourage the formation of new flower buds. If you want to save unwinding before winter, you can build a mobile climbing support that can be moved indoors along with the passionflower. Repotting is done every one to three years, as needed, but only when the soil is completely rooted. For watering, it is best to use rainwater or tap water with a low lime content, as most species react somewhat sensitively to a very high lime content.