How to grow passionflower at home?

Passionflower is an exotic, evergreen plant that came to us from the tropics of South America, Australia and Asia. Its stems are covered with green foliage and resemble vines. The plant has flowers of amazing shape and beauty, which shimmer in various shades - from light purple to red and white.

To date, about 500 species of Passiflor have been found and described. The exact amount has not been established, since most grow in hard-to-reach and unexplored forests. There are many varieties that produce edible fruits. Some growers are engaged in selection in order to get more fruitful specimens.

Passionflower species and names with photos

Passionflower Alata in the wild, it grows rapidly, reaching 5 meters. At home, the plant is more modest in size. Florists grow it in a greenhouse or on a sunny window. The flowers are dark red or orange with a pleasant scent.Leaves are oblong, 10-15 cm long.

For growth, you need to establish a support for which the plant will cling to with long tendrils. It is also necessary to prune the vine frequently to produce more flowers. This species is appreciated for its aromatic fruits, which have a dark yellow flesh color. Fruits resemble a pear, but large in size - 15 cm in length and up to 10 cm in diameter.

Passionflower Foethida (volatile) the stems of this plant are covered with fine hairs. The flowers are white or creamy with a diameter of 6 cm. The orange fruits are small in size and have a juicy flesh. Foethida is a moisture and light-loving plant that needs to be sprayed frequently and kept where there is a lot of light. Once every two weeks, you need to feed a fertilizer with a high fluoride content.

Passionflower Royal Star this plant has flowers with a white or blue tint. They reach 10 cm in diameter. Fruits are orange in color, resembling chicken eggs. During active growth, the flower needs to be watered abundantly and fed every week. Differs in frost resistance and unpretentious cultivation.

Passionflower Lavender Lady fast-growing liana with large (10-12 cm) flowers, resembling a star in their shape. The flowering period is from April to mid-autumn. The plant is characterized by rapid growth and vitality. When grown at home, it is required to maintain moderate soil moisture and good illumination.

Passionflower Blue Cassiopeia

The plant has flowers of a dark blue hue, reaching 12 cm in diameter. Produces yellow and inedible fruits after flowering. When growing a flower at home, it is necessary to establish a high support so that the vine shoots cling to long tendrils. The plant blooms from early spring to mid-autumn.

Passionflower Giant (tetrahedral) in the wild grows in the tropics of America. The stem of this evergreen vine has a four-sided shape. Large flowers, reaching a diameter of 10 cm, resemble bells. Outside, they are dark red, while inside they are white or lilac. Yellow-green fruits are oblong up to 30 cm long and 10 cm wide. The plant is able to adapt to almost any conditions.

Passionflower Sweet Granadilla

This species has long and smooth vines, on which grow wide leaves of a dark green color. The flowers are large with purple and white petals. Edible fruits are bright yellow, orange or reddish in color.

In order for the plant to bloom and bear fruit, it must be placed where there is a lot of light. In the summer, it is necessary to spray the leaves every day, since the air humidity is insufficient. Drying out of the earth and stagnation of water should not be allowed. In the spring and summer, fertilization is required every two weeks.

Passionflower reed this plant is common in the mountains of South and Central America. Lianas grow up to 4 meters, have wide and smooth leaves 8-10 cm long. Flowers are large with white-pink petals. After flowering, small yellow or orange fruits appear. For active growth, high humidity is required with a temperature of 18-25 degrees Celsius.

Passionflower Incarnata (meat-red) growing area - North America. Other name "Passionflower apricot vine". It reaches a height of 10 meters. Stems and leaves are smooth, with long petioles. The flowers are small, have a variety of colors, but mostly purple tinge is present. The plant produces yellow fruits with a pleasant taste.

Passionflower Edulis (edible). Liana of this species reaches a length of ten meters. This species produces an exotic fruit called "passion fruit". The fruits are used to make juices, ice cream, and are used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. The flowers are white-purple up to 3 cm in diameter.

Passionflower Karulea (blue). A fast growing plant native to the Brazilian tropics, which has taken root in the Mediterranean and England. In Russia, it is often called “Cavalier star"Presumably for the outward resemblance of the flower to the old decoration signs. This species has flowers with blue and white shades with a diameter of 12 cm and fruits no more than 6 cm long.

Passionflower Molissima (banana)

This plant is native to the Andean highlands. Differs in tasty and large (up to 12 cm) fruits. Vines reach 7 meters in length. They sprout pink flowers with a fragrant smell. At homeMolissima"Has a more modest size. Such a plant needs special care while maintaining the correct air temperature, soil moisture and illumination. The first fruits bears two years after planting.

Passionflower Violacea grows rapidly especially after circumcision. It has long shoots with dense foliage. Ideal for creating vertical landscaping in the garden. The plant blooms every year throughout the summer. Gives fragrant flowers of various shades - from white to light pink with a diameter of about 5-7 cm.Buds appear for a day, but constantly replace each other. The plant is resistant to cold, tolerates frosts of 15 degrees Celsius.

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Passionflower home care

Passionflower attracts with the beauty of flowers and exotic fruits. Fills the rooms with its pleasant aroma. Creates the atmosphere of the distant tropics in the house. It is for these qualities that flower growers value Passiflora and diligently breed it.

This is an unpretentious plant, but in order for it to bloom and please, you need to be able to care for it, following simple rules.

In summer, the plant is always in direct sunlight and the ground dries out quickly. Therefore, water it in a timely manner. Try to do this every day. The ground should be moderately moist.

Also spray the green leaves regularly with a spray bottle. Use soft and settled water. Spray the plant in the evenings to prevent the droplets of moisture from burning the leaves. Try not to get caught in the flowers.

Advice! To maintain a suitable ambient humidity, place the pot on a tray with damp pebbles.

Kholmskioldia is a member of the Lamiaceae family and is also grown as an indoor vine. Flowers, although not comparable to passionflower, also have a very decorative appearance. The plant is easily grown when nursing at home, subject to all maintenance rules. You can find all the necessary recommendations for growing and caring for this plant in this article.

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Passion flower soil

The land for growing Passiflora should be soft, fertile and well ventilated. The stores sell ready-made soil options, for example, for lemon or begonias.

If you are making the soil yourself, you need to mix in equal proportions deciduous or sod soil with peat and sand.

Advice! Make a drainage layer (2-3 cm) of rubble, small pebbles or expanded clay at the bottom of the pot. This drainage will drain excess moisture from the soil, protecting the plant from dampness.

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Passiflora transplant

The root system and shoots of Passionflower are growing rapidly. Therefore, at the initial stage, it needs to be transplanted every year. This is done in late March or early April. Mature plants need replanting every three years.

Prepare the flower before moving it to a new location. To do this, cut the vines by 1/3, remove the dried shoots and process the cut areas with potassium permanganate.

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Pot size for Passiflora

At the very beginning of growth, the flower needs an ordinary plastic container with a diameter of no more than 10 cm.As Passiflora develops, it is necessary to select larger pots for it.

Try to choose such a container so that there is a margin of soil volume. Both plastic and ceramic pots are suitable for transplanting.

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Fertilizers for Passionflower

Feed the flower with organic fertilizers or mineral complexes.Dilute the top dressing with water and water.

This should be done in the spring and summer three times a month. Every month and a half from April to September, make a foliar dressing consisting of microelements.

Advice! An alternation of organic and mineral fertilizers will be beneficial for the plant.

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Pruning passionflower in spring

Timely cutting has a positive effect on the condition of the flower. This procedure helps to achieve lush branching of vines, thick foliage and abundant flowering. Prune in early spring and late fall when the plant has faded.

Get rid of flaccid and dry shoots completely, and shorten old ones five centimeters above the bud. After pruning, place the flower in a dark place for two weeks and then bring it back to light.

Advice! The first pruning can be done one year after planting, when the plant has developed and matured.

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Passiflora bloom

If the plant receives enough light, it blooms from spring to late fall. When a branch matures (this happens in a month), many flowers appear on it.

In order for Passionflower to bloom profusely until late autumn, do not twist it into a ring, but straighten it by setting a high support.

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Passionflower in winter

Most species of this plant are afraid of frost. In winter, temperatures below +12 degrees Celsius are fatal to the flower. Therefore, try to keep the plant in a warm room and then it will not die.

Also, keep the soil dry and maintain good light levels.

Advice! Keep Passionflower away from areas subject to sudden changes in temperature and drafts. She can lose all foliage and buds.

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Passionflower from seeds at home

The main method used to grow Passionflower. Suitable times for this are February and March. Having created comfortable conditions for the emergence of seedlings, you will receive the result in two weeks.

But sometimes the plant does not emerge within the specified period. The reason is the long adaptation of seeds to the environment. In this case, seedlings may appear in one or two months.

Advice! Pre-grouting the seeds (with sandpaper) and soaking in orange or lemon juice will help to shorten the germination time. Also maintain a moderate soil moisture and keep an eye on the air temperature, which should not exceed 25 degrees Celsius.

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Passionflower propagation by cuttings

This method is unusual in that the rooting of cuttings takes place in water. In this case, you need to place the plant in water with charcoal. Do not change the water until roots appear. The process takes up to two months.

Advice! After the roots appear, plant the plant in the ground and be sure to cover it with a greenhouse - it should get used to the new environment.

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Diseases and pests

Passionflower is an unpretentious plant, it needs good lighting and minimal maintenance.

• If the plant slowed growth and showed you yellowed leaves, then he does not have enough water.
• Lethargy stems indicates that the moisture in the soil and air is too high. Stop watering the plant for a while and take it to a dry place.
• If the vine grows, and leaves remain smallthen there is not enough light. Lack of light or warmth in the room also leads to black spots on the leaves... Place the plant in a lighter, warmer place.

The main pests of the plant are spider mite and aphid... Fighting a tick is easy, you only need to carry out preventive treatment of passionflower with warm water in the fall and spring - the tick does not like moisture. To get rid of aphids, you can use soapy water or insecticides.

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Passionflower medicinal properties

Passionflower is known for its medicinal properties: it has a positive effect on the nervous system, relieves insomnia, and reduces anxiety.Passionflower relieves tension in women with menopause. Helps with bowel diseases.

Passion flower decoction

Take one tablespoon of shredded and dried leaves. Pour boiling water over a glass and place in a water bath for twenty minutes. Strain the solution and cook until the volume is halved.

Drink five drops of the decoction mixed with a tablespoon of water before bed. This remedy helps to eliminate problems with the nervous system.

Passion flower tincture

Place two sheets in a glass and cover with hot water. Cover and let sit for fifteen minutes. Then remove the leaves.

Use the tincture one teaspoon five times a day. This remedy helps reduce alcohol cravings.

Florists love to grow this exotic plant. It attracts the eye and pleases with its lush flowering. Passionflower has not only attractiveness, but also many medicinal properties.

To fully enjoy all the benefits of a plant, you need to properly care for it. Apply the tips, and you will also be able to grow Passionflower at home.

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Passionflower (lat. Passiflora) or passion flower, or "cavalier star" belongs to the genus of the Passionflower family, which includes from four hundred to five hundred species. Passionflower is an ornamental plant of extraordinary beauty, which, despite its exoticism, can easily take root both in the garden and and in the apartment.

   

Since the discovery of passionflower, people have not ceased to admire it - the beauty from the tropics has bright, memorable flowers. It is difficult to find suitable epithets to describe all the beauty of blooming passionflower, so let's just take a closer look at this amazing creation of nature.

   

The passionflower plant in nature is an evergreen climbing shrub or herbaceous plants, annuals and perennials, with woody stems. Passion flower leaves are simple, dark green, lobed or whole.

Large, axillary, star-shaped, brightly colored outlandish flowers up to 10 cm in diameter grow on long pedicels. They have five petals - sepals, large bracts, in the center of the flower - an ovary with three stigmas, and around them - five stamens with large anthers.

Many species of flowers emit a pleasant aroma, but unfortunately they are short-lived. Passionflower usually blooms from July to October. Large, up to 6 cm in length, fragrant fruits of passionflower are edible in many species. Fast-growing and non-capricious homemade passionflower is grown as an ampelous plant.

   

   

Cultivation of passionflower is a long process: you will have to wait for seedlings from a month to a year, and passionflower from seeds will bloom only in six to eight years!

If you have harvested seeds from your own passion flower, keep in mind that freshly harvested seeds have a germination rate of about 30%, and last year's only 1-2%! Therefore, it is best to buy seeds from a specialized store.

You can sow passionflower seeds for seedlings in late winter or early spring. To begin with, passiflora seeds are scarified - they damage the hard shell with fine sandpaper or a nail file, rubbing the seed on all sides.

Prepared seeds are soaked in warm water (25ºC) for two days. After this period, the seeds that remained floating on the surface are thrown out - they are not viable.

Swollen seeds are laid out on the surface of the soil (mixed in equal parts soil for seedlings with vermiculite (or sand) and peat) and slightly pressed into it, deepening into the soil by about 1 cm.

To create 100% moisture required for germination of seeds, the container with the inoculation is covered with glass or transparent airtight film, placed under bright diffused light and kept at a temperature of 20-25ºC.

When the shoots appear, remove the glass or film and provide the shoots with twelve hours of daylight hours with the help of additional lighting.

When the seedlings have the first pair of true leaves, they are carefully dived into separate pots, trying to keep an earthen lump on the roots and not burying the seedlings too much in the ground.

 

   

Place young plants on a sunny windowsill. A tropical guest needs a lot of light. The temperature in summer should be around + 22-25ºC, and in winter not lower than + 13-15ºC. Regular watering is required, without moisture stagnation, as well as spraying.

The first year the plant forms the main branch. Even a small liana already needs support. In the second year, 2 or 3 lateral shoots are also attached to the support. The rest of the shoots are pruned every year. An amazing passion flower - a plant for the patient: the flowering of a vine grown from seeds will begin at least 6 years later.

 

   

Although passionflower is a thermophilic tropical plant, it can be grown outdoors. Spectacular passion flower will become the highlight of any landscape design in the country. With its help, you can create a tropical or Mediterranean atmosphere. Plants planted in open ground look good, as well as in pots displayed near a house or a terrace. But you have to follow the comfortable conditions for her.

Choose the right passionflower varieties for your garden. In the garden, incarnate and blue passionflower will feel best. They can withstand temperatures as low as -15. In the southern regions, the tropical beauty can hibernate in the garden. In the middle lane - wintering should take place indoors. Other types of passion flower also need to be transferred to the house for the winter. If you decide to plant passionflower in your dacha, it is important to choose a well-lit place for it, possibly with light partial shade. The soil should be loose, fertile, containing peat, leafy soil and sand. Next to the liana, it is necessary to place a support along which it will climb.

Sowing seeds directly into open ground, of course, is impossible. Start growing seedlings in February. They are planted in open ground when the threat of frost has passed. Water passionflower regularly from spring to autumn, spray with warm water in summer. Lack of water and fertilizing directly affect flowering. For lush flowering from March to August, special fertilizers for flowering plants should be applied every 14 days. You can also alternate mineral fertilizers with organic matter.

To make the heat-loving passionflower feel good in the garden, keep an eye on the temperature. In summer, it should not be lower than 18 degrees. For the winter, it is transplanted into a pot and transferred to a room with a temperature of about 10-15 degrees. In this case, it is not necessary to water the vine during the dormant period. You can also bring the pot into the house. At room temperature, it should be watered once every 10 days. Prune in early spring to stimulate new shoots and bloom.

 

   

Passionflower propagates by cuttings, which are cut from new spring shoots. Passion flower cuttings must have at least two pairs of leaves and a growing point. The lower pair of leaves is removed during grafting, the lower cut is processed with a root former.

In a pot with a drainage layer, soil is placed from sod land in half with chernozem, deep holes are made in the soil with a pencil to the very bottom, cuttings are inserted into these holes so that the pair of leaves remaining on the cutting is flush with the surface, then the soil is moistened, and above the cuttings building a greenhouse using an arched structure and a transparent plastic bag. The bag must be removed for five minutes daily to ventilate the cuttings, the soil must not dry out, the temperature for successful rooting of cuttings is maintained within 21ºC.

After three weeks, the cover from the cuttings can be removed, and when they get stronger and grow up, they are transplanted into the soil for passionflower. You can also root cuttings in water: a cutting is placed in a jar of water and a piece of charcoal and, without changing the water, they wait until the roots grow back - it takes one and a half to two months.

 

   

Spider mites, aphids, thrips, mealybugs, whiteflies - the activity of each representative of this "company" poses a certain danger to the plant. However, all the problems associated with insect pests (except for the mealybug) can be solved instantly by using such insectoacaricides as "Aktellik", "Fitoverm", "Aktara". Mealybug is very sensitive to drugs that contain cypermethrin - "Arrivo", "Inta-vir".

Passionflower is susceptible to certain infections. Among them are bacterial, ring and brown spots, root rot, late blight, fusarium, scab and yellow mosaic virus. Most often, the disease turns out to be stronger, and there is no chance of curing the flower: the plant, along with the pot, must be destroyed in order to exclude the possibility of contamination of other indoor flowers.

     

Passionflower blue
	Passionflower blue (Passiflora caerulea) is found in culture most often. It is an evergreen liana with woody stems and single, fragrant, light purple or greenish-blue flowers, the diameter of which reaches ten centimeters. There are varieties with pink and red flowers. The fruit of passionflower blue is an orange berry up to seven centimeters long. The homeland of this species is the Andes in the south of Argentina, as well as Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. This species has been cultivated since the sixteenth century.
Passionflower edible
	Passionflower edible (Passiflora edulis), most often, edible passionflower, or granadilla, as it is called in its natural habitats - in Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. She has creamy white flowers and ovoid or round fragrant fruits up to 6 cm long, from which sweets and drinks are prepared. We know this species under the name of passion fruit.
Passionflower tender
	Passion flower (Passiflora mollissima) or banana passionflower, which grows naturally in Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela, has pinkish flowers up to 12 cm in diameter and fragrant fleshy fruits containing organic acids in high concentration. This species is distinguished by abundant fruiting already in the first year of life. Passionflower banana is cold-resistant and can withstand temperatures up to -2 ºC.
Passionflower laurel
	Passionflower laurel (Passiflora laurifolia) is native to Brazil, its leaves are similar to laurel, but much larger in size.
Passionflower graceful
	Passiflora gracilis (Passiflora gracilis), originally from Brazil, is an annual with cylindrical stems, broad-triangular-ovate smooth leaves shallowly dissected into three lobes and single white flowers with greenish green. The fruit is a red, coral-tinged poly-seeded berry.
Passionflower three-lane
	Passiflora trifasciata (Passiflora trifasciata) from Peru is so named because of the three purple stripes on the upper side of the three-lobed leaves, the underside of which is purple-red. The stems of this species are ribbed, the flowers are greenish or yellowish-white up to 4-5 cm in diameter. The fruit is a rounded gray berry up to two and a half centimeters in length. Another distinctive feature of this species is the scent, reminiscent of the scent of lilacs.
Passionflower tetrahedral
	Passiflora tetrahedral (Passiflora quadrangularis) is the largest of the passiflora with powerful shoots up to 15 meters in length. It has bright green oval leaves, huge flowers up to 15 cm in diameter and very large oval fruits up to 30 cm in length with a thick skin and juicy sweet pulp. But in the conditions of an apartment, fruits are rarely tied. The best place to grow tetrahedral passionflower in our climate is a greenhouse.
Passionflower incarnata
	Passiflora incarnata (Passiflora incarnata) or meat-red passionflower, or apricot vine, reaching a length of 6 to 10 meters. The flowers are of various colors, but most often the petals have a purple hue, the lemon-yellow fruits have a pleasant taste with a slight acidity.This species is the most valuable from a medical point of view - from the dried stems and leaves of the incarnata they make tea, which helps in the treatment of neuroses, insomnia, epilepsy and other diseases.
In addition to the species already mentioned, passion flowers are sometimes grown in culture: winged, scarlet, variable, racemose and a hybrid Imperatrice Eugenic with large pinkish-blue flowers.

 

 

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Passionflower from the Passionflower family in its natural environment, which is the tropics, is represented by evergreen liana shrubs or herbaceous plants. The flower owes its name to missionaries who arrived in South America and who compared the plant with the suffering of Christ.

Popular types of indoor plants

In the wild, the genus includes more than 400 species, but only a few are cultivated in a room environment.

Most Popular:

• Passionflower blue is an evergreen liana-like plant, on the lignified shoots of which single lilac, red, pink or greenish-blue flowers with an exquisite aroma are formed. After flowering, orange-colored fruits are formed.
• Banana passionflower or the most delicate is a decorative liana that can withstand a decrease in the mercury column to -2 ° C. Differs in beautiful flowering, in which large pink flowers bloom, and abundant fruiting already in the first year of life.
• Passionflower incarnata is a medicinally valuable species whose dried shoots are used to create a tea with soothing properties. The flowers are colored in various shades of purple, and the bright yellow fruits have a sweet and sour taste.
• Three-striped passionflower is a species with very decorative leaves, which are decorated with three purple stripes on the upper side. Flowers that are greenish or white with a tinge of yellow exude a wondrous aroma, giving rise to the image of lilac in the imagination.
• Edible passionflower is a common cultivated species with creamy-white flowers, in place of which large, fragrant fruits are formed, known to most as "passion fruit".

Features of growing passionflower

When growing an exotic beauty in a house, several of its features must be taken into account:

• Rates of growth. In the natural environment, the liana-like plant develops very quickly, but in the home environment, the rate decreases slightly.
• Fruiting. With proper care in an apartment environment, it is also possible to obtain fruits that are edible and very tasty in most species.
• Bloom. From mid-summer to mid-autumn, beautiful, fragrant flowers bloom, the lifespan of which is only a day.

Passionflower: home care

To grow a beautiful plant and maintain its decorative effect at the proper level for many years, you must adhere to all recommendations for its maintenance and care.

Conditions for good growth of passionflower

The primary task of a florist who decides to cultivate an exotic plant in his home is to provide the necessary conditions for the full development of a vine:

• Lighting. Passionflower is demanding on lighting and will bloom only in bright light, which can be provided by placing the flower near the southern windows.In summer, it is worth moving the flower to fresh air, to a place protected from drafts.
• Temperature. A heat-loving plant does not tolerate extreme heat. The optimal temperature indicator is in the range of 22-25 ° C. And the maximum permissible value is 30 ° C. With the arrival of winter, a tropical liana needs to be in a cool room, where the temperature range will be 10-14 ° C.
• Humidity. Like most tropical inhabitants, passionflower needs daily evening spraying, as well as showers in extreme heat.
• Support. The plant quickly develops shoots and lignifies, and the buds, leaves and inflorescences make them even heavier, so the flower needs a fairly strong support.

Attention! Bathing the plant in the shower should be very careful so as not to damage the fragile shoots.

Watering

Water supplies should be regular, keeping the soil slightly damp. In this case, the remaining liquid from the pan after watering must be drained.

Top dressing and fertilization

During the active growing season, which is observed in passionflower from February to September, feeding is carried out twice a week using different fertilizers and application methods:

1. Every month and a half, the plant is fed by the foliar method.
2. Soil enrichment is carried out by introducing, after preliminary moistening of the substrate, organic fertilizers and mineral complexes for flowering plants with constant alternation.

The nuances of trimming

In the first year of life, the vine is not pruned., which later becomes an annual spring procedure.

During:

• Strong shoots are not touched.
• Young shoots are pinched.
• The apices and shoots growing at the base are cut off.
• Dry, diseased and injured branches are removed.
• Places of cuts are sprinkled with charcoal.

Transfer

Only young plants should be replanted annually. As passionflower matures, the interval between transplants increases to 3-4 years.

During the procedure, the following algorithm of actions should be adhered to:

1. A pot with a larger diameter is selected.
2. A drainage layer of perlite, expanded clay or gravel is placed in the tank.
3. A loose substrate with good air and water permeability is prepared from sod land, peat and sand in equal parts.
4. From above, a flower with an old earthen lump rolls over to the drainage.
5. The remaining space is filled with prepared soil mixture.

Pests, Passion Flower Diseases and Control Methods

Passionflower is not often affected by harmful organisms.

However, in case of violation of the regulations on the content on the plant, it may be noted:

• Gray rot and rust are fungal diseases, the development of which is associated with excessive watering. They are treated with fungicides.
• Spots, late blight, fusarium, scab are infectious diseases, when they appear, the affected specimens are destroyed, since they cannot be saved.
• Spider mites, thrips, whiteflies, mealybugs, aphids are pests common in indoor floriculture, which can be eliminated by treatment with a systemic insecticide.

How to propagate passionflower

The tropical plant reproduces in generative and vegetative ways.

Seed method

Growing passionflower from seeds is a long process that has its own nuances:

1. High-quality, viable seed is purchased from licensed growers.
2. The seed coat is slightly damaged, after which they are soaked for two days in warm water.
3. Swollen seeds are pressed into the light substrate and covered with glass.
4. The container is transferred to a brightly lit room.
5. After emergence, the glass is removed.
6. Seedlings with one pair of true leaves are dived and illuminated with phytolamps.

Attention! The emergence of seedlings can take from 1 to 12 months.

Propagation by cuttings

A more productive method in which:

1. Cuttings with 2 pairs of true leaves and a growing point are cut from new spring shoots.
2. In cuttings, the lower pair of leaf plates is removed, and the cut sites are treated with growth stimulants.
3. In pots with a loose substrate, holes are made with a pencil to the very base.
4. Cuttings are placed in the recesses so that the remaining pair of leaves is on the surface of the substrate.
5. Glass caps (jars) are installed over the cuttings, which are systematically removed for ventilation and humidification.
6. After 20 days, the banks are removed.
7. The hardened plants are transplanted into large pots.

Problems that growers may face

Violating the rules for care, you can face the following problems:

• Lack of colors. The problem can be caused by poor lighting, too much nitrogen and too little resting phase.
• Yellowing of the leaves. The reason may lie in the settlement of a flower with a spider mite, an excess of moisture, and a lack of lighting.
• Reset buds. May be due to changes in normal conditions of detention, causing stress, or due to lack of nutrients.
• Drying of the tips of the leaf plates. If there is such a problem, then the air in the room is too dry.

So, passionflower is a very decorative and exotic flower that can give the interior a special charm. However, it takes a little effort to grow a spectacular plant.

Passionflower is one of the many evergreen lianas of the passionflower family. The genus has about 500 species inhabiting the tropics of South America, Australia and Asia. Passionflower - this is also the name of this plant. The name of the flower was given by two Latin words - passio, which means suffering, and flos - flower. For the first missionaries to visit South America, the exotic species of blooming passionflower reminded of the suffering of Christ, hence the name. Five petals - five wounds of the Savior. The Japanese associate passionflower with a clock, the Spaniards associate it with a wreath of thorns, and we associate it with a star. So, thanks to the ideal, regular shape of the flower, reminiscent of the order, the plant received another name - the Cavalier's Star. Passiflora in southern regions with a humid climate is grown outdoors as a hedge, but you can achieve amazing flowering of this plant at home. Passion flower care is not as difficult as it might seem.

The reason for the popularity of passionflower

Passionflower is attractive not only as a flowering liana - some of its species are medicinal plants. For example, incarnate passionflower, or meat-red, is used in medicine in different countries.

The extract from flowers helps with headaches and insomnia and is part of the well-known Novopassit remedy. But there is also an edible passionflower known to us as passionfruit - a fragrant sweet fruit.

Fancy Passiflora Blue Flower

Since passionflower is a tropical plant, which means it is thermophilic, our harsh winters will not suit it. It can be grown in gardens only in the south of the country, where there is no snow and frost.... But passionflower is quite unpretentious and easily put up with potted content. This plant feels great both in rooms and in greenhouses, you just need to create suitable conditions for it.

Since passionflower is a liana, it needs a support along which it can climb, clinging to its antennae. Subject to the light and temperature regime, it blooms all summer, however, its flowers are short-lived - they live no more than a few days.

Passionflower wraps around the support, creating a blooming composition

Variable, three-lane and other varieties of this vine

In indoor floriculture, several varieties of passion flower are grown:

1. The most popular blue passionflower. This unpretentious liana with a pleasant aroma and bluish leaves blooms with large white flowers, up to 10 cm in diameter.When ripe, orange berries 6-7 cm long appear, which gives the plant a completely exotic look. In summer, the air temperature should not exceed + 24 °, in winter, a period of rest is required with a decrease in temperature to + 14-18 °.
2. One of the most beautiful lianas is banana passionflower, with large bright pink flowers about 12 cm in diameter. Fruits are yellow with orange sweet pulp. The stems of the vine are densely pubescent, the leaves are large, three-lobed, covered with sparse hairs. Winter content is at + 9–10 °, but it will withstand a short-term drop in temperature to minus 5 °.
3. Alata Red is a charming liana with beautiful large flowers. It clings to the support with antennae and can reach 6 m in length. The flower consists of bright red petals and long filamentous stamens. Delicious large fruits, when ripe, acquire a yellow-orange color. The winter minimum for this plant is + 8–10 °.
4. Variable passionflower is very decorative due to the abundance of delicate white flowers with a lilac or pink rim in the center. Fruits are small, but tasty and very fragrant, with many seeds inside, pubescent outside with decorative bracts. Winter maintenance at + 9–10 °, withstands a short-term drop in temperature to minus 5 °.
5. Three-striped passiflora is one of the few lianas of this species, which can rather be attributed to ornamental deciduous plants. Her flowers are modest, white, without aroma. The leaves are large, three-lobed; in the center of each lobe there is a contrasting stripe, which changes its color from silvery to purple, depending on the lighting.
   

   This is perhaps the only passion flower that does not require bright light. But three-lane passionflower is very thermophilic - when the temperature drops below + 15o, it stops growing and sheds its leaves.

Photo gallery: banana, blue, Alata Red and other popular varieties of passionflower

Planting and transplanting tropical creepers

Planting a young plant is best done in the spring. Adult plants do not need an annual transplant, it is enough just to replace the top layer of the earth, and to transplant the liana once every two to three years.

Passionflower prefers light, breathable soil.

Transplant procedure:

1. To prepare the mixture, you can take leafy soil, turf, peat and sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1: 1.
2. We take a small pot, a couple of centimeters wider than the previous one, with good drainage holes so that there is no stagnation of moisture.
3. At the bottom, it is necessary to lay drainage - expanded clay or large pebbles with a layer of 2-3 cm.
4. Now we carefully roll over the liana, trying not to damage the roots with a lump of earth.
5. Fill up the soil along the edges of the pot, tamp it lightly, water it.

Video: transshipment of young passionflower

Conditions of detention and care for homemade passionflower

Almost all types of passionflower are demanding on lighting. For normal flowering, they need bright sunlight for at least 4 hours a day.... At the same time, in order to prevent the appearance of burns, it is necessary to exclude direct sunlight from hitting the plant.

Like any tropical plant, passionflower has special requirements for air humidity. Throughout the year, the plant must be sprayed with warm soft water, without getting on the flowers..

The humidity can be increased by placing the pot in a pebble tray filled with water.

In the spring and summer, during the growing season, passionflower needs good watering. Care should be taken to keep the soil moist at all times, however, overflow should also be avoided. In winter, watering should be reduced, but the earthen coma should not dry out.

For lush flowering, it is necessary to provide all varieties of passionflower with a period of winter dormancy with a decrease in temperature. In summer, for most varieties, the temperature should not exceed + 24-26 °.

During the growth period, from spring to autumn, for normal flowering, it is necessary to feed passionflower... You can use organo-mineral fertilizers.For example, Florist Bud is suitable, which contains a full range of macro- and micro-elements necessary for long-term flowering: dilute 5 ml of the drug in 5 liters of water, water the passion flower with this solution every 7-10 days.

Pruning

Pruning is necessary for passionflower for lush and long flowering, as well as for the formation and to stimulate the branching of the plant. It should be borne in mind that flowers are formed on the shoots of the current year, therefore, from the second year of the plant's life, young branches should be cut off by no more than a third.

In the spring, you can thin out the plant slightly, leaving the main skeletal branches and removing all the old ones that overload the bush.

Video: the formation of a bush of passionflower

Dormant period

Passionflower needs to create conditions for winter dormancy - this is one of the basic requirements for flowering. The temperature for most varieties at this time should be no higher than + 12-14 °... While maintaining sufficient illumination and air humidity, you should reduce watering and stop feeding.

Video: how to make passionflower bloom

Why problems arise and how to solve them

Passionflower is a powerful vine, very tenacious and resistant to various lesions. But with regular violation of the rules of its content, unpleasant consequences cannot be avoided.

Table: yellowing leaves, buds and flowers breaking off, and other consequences of care errors

Pests of indoor plants can also settle on passionflower.

Table: pests of passionflower

Breeding methods for indoor passionflower

Cuttings in summer

Passionflower is easily propagated by cuttings. This is the easiest way, in contrast to sowing seeds, when germination can take from 1 to 10 months.

For grafting, you need to prepare small pots or plastic cups with drainage holes, pour drainage on the bottom with a layer of 2 cm and fill the container with a mixture of sand and peat.

Several cuttings can be obtained from one vine.

Step-by-step instructions for rooting cuttings:

1. In the summer, cut the cuttings from the ripened shoots, leaving a couple of leaves on each.
2. Powder the lower sections of the cuttings with Kornevin.
3. Place each stalk in a glass with a 1/1 mixture of peat and sand.
4. Lightly compact the soil and water the cutting.
5. Cover the glass with a bag or a transparent plastic cap.
6. Air and spray the cuttings daily.
7. As soon as the roots appear, gradually accustom the plant to the environment, that is, increase the airing time every day.
8. Plant well-rooted and adapted cuttings in pots with a substrate for flowering plants. After root formation, the cutting can be transplanted to a permanent place.

Rooting takes place at a temperature of about 22o for about a month.

In the first winter, young cuttings of passionflower do not need to lower the temperature; the dormant period for plants should be provided from the second year of life.

Passion flower cuttings can also be rooted in water. To do this, pour a little soft (settled) water at room temperature into a glass and lower the cuttings. Otherwise, everything is the same as when rooting in peat and sand.

Video: rooting passionflower cuttings in water

Seeds

Propagating passionflower is most difficult by sowing seeds. But this is interesting. The seeds of the variety you like can be bought at the store or collected from your flowers. Before sowing, they must be scarified - to damage the upper hard shell. The easiest way to do this is by rubbing each seed from all sides on fine sandpaper.

Step-by-step instructions for germinating seeds:

1. Soak the scarified seeds in water for a day.
2. Prepare a container with drainage holes filled with a light substrate.
3. Spread the seeds over the surface of the soil and lightly press them against the soil.
4. Sprinkle with a thin layer of earth 3-4 mm.
5. Sprinkle with a spray bottle.
6. Cover with a transparent bag, creating a greenhouse environment.
7. Put the greenhouse in a bright, warm place.

Passion flower sprouts from seeds sprout for a very long time

Seeds can take a long time to germinate. Sometimes you have to wait for seedlings for about a year. It is important all this time to maintain humidity and air temperature around 22o... Lighting for seed germination is required for 12 hours a day. With a lack of light, you can supplement the greenhouse with a phytolamp.

After the seeds germinate, the bag is gradually removed and only then the plants are transplanted into separate pots.

Video: passion flower from seeds

Reviews about growing passionflower

Most varieties of passionflower are quite unpretentious - they multiply easily and grow quickly, without requiring much effort on the part of flower growers. Even a beginner can achieve flowering of this fantastic plant. And if you can fulfill all her simple care requirements, passionflower will delight you with its bizarre, incredible flowers throughout the summer.

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