12 Passiflora Caerulea Seeds Blue Passion Flower Perennial Bloom Flower Seed 875

Passiflora
caerulea Seeds

Common name: Blue Passion Flower

Species: Passiflora caerulea

Hardiness Zones: 8-11

Scarification/Stratification: If your
home is on the low side of 70ºF, your seeds will benefit from bottom heat. Give
warmth from underneath to stimulate early growth, and to help seeds to
germinate. The ideal situation is to maintain the soil temperature at 70ºF. For
this, you use an electric soil warming cable kit, or a heating mat that goes
under your flats, or any other source of heat. With the proper temperature, you
will cut by 2 or 3 the germination time.

Germination:

Description:

Passiflora caerulea, or the Blue Passion Flower is typically
grown in tropical gardens or greenhouses for the exotic beauty of its flowers.
Blue Passion Flower is native to Southern Brazil and Argentina. Wild range
extends throughout Central and South America and as far North as the Southern
United States. Extremely fast-growing vine that may grow up to 30 feet tall. It
grows on fences or trellises or allow it to scramble over shrubs and trees. It
can be kept as an container plant. It may be grown as a houseplant in a sunny
South-facing window. Passiflora caerulea flowers from Summer through Autumn.
Flowers are ornate, multi-colored, with a minty scent. This evergreen or
semi-evergreen climber produces beautiful white and purple-blue flowers, they
may be as large as 4 inches across. In warmer climates without much frost, the
vine will grow and bloom throughout the year. This Passion flower is producing
egg shaped orange fruits with deep red edible pulp. They aren’t very tasty raw,
but they have a vaguely blackberry-like flavor. The shiny green leaves are
usually palmately lobed with five parts, but they can have as few as three
lobes or as many as nine. They are evergreen in Tropical climates, but
deciduous where Winters are cool. Pruning is a must to keep the vine healthy.
Prune off less vigorous growth and occasionally prune back vigorous growth to
promote flowering. When established, and without care, the passion fruit can
easily overtake other garden plants, shading them from sun. Hardiness zones
8-11, (-10°C/15°F, 4°C/40°F) in Winter. This is one of the hardiest Passion
Flowers, dying back in colder climates but hardy to 10°F. Blue Passion Flowers
will regrow from deep roots after even severe freezes. It is best suited to
warm areas. Plant in rich, well-drained soil in full sun and provide support.
The plant prefers a humid environment but will tolerate almost anything outside
of desert conditions. Provide ideally a temperature of 15-28°C in Summer and
13-18°C through the Winter. It will do best in a loam-based mix with a little
peat moss. Likes light and evenly moist soil, mulch well. You may need to water
your plants daily during the hottest summer months. During the Winter the roots
should be kept moist, but as growth will be much slower you will probably only
need to water once a week, depending on growing temperature. Fertilize at least
once every two weeks in the growing season. If their pot is too large or if
they have an unrestricted root run, then the whole plant will simply get bigger
and bigger, but it will refuse to flower and therefore produce the fruits. By
limiting the pot size, you are limiting the ability to grow, and this is seen
as a threat, so the natural mechanism is to produce seeds for the next
generation. A suitably sized pot for an adult plant would generally be of 12
inches in diameter.

Store Policies

All seeds will come in a resalable
plastic zip lock bag wrapped in a protectant so the seeds are not damaged by
shipping machines. All seed packets contain no fillers or other weeds or seeds
mixed in. Most have been harvested by hand & all test at a high germination
rate.

Seed Count

All seed counts should be considered estimates as the seeds is
packaged by hand, there is 2-3 more or less in a bag. We do our best to
ensure accuracy and will often add extra seeds. However, all estimates are
final.

Shipping

Seeds will ship without tracking numbers. Items
will be shipped 1-3 business days of receiving payment. Plants will be shipped
via USPS. Shipping usually takes anywhere from 3-5 days. 

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Important! Please Read!

All seeds have been test sown to ensure germination.
Please familiarize yourself with growing conditions and instructions for your
seeds before you plant them, as all seeds are different. Basic growing
instructions can be found under each listing.

We Cannot Guarantee how much you will be able
to grow, as too many variables come into play, soil condition, your ability to
garden, weather etc. I guarantee that they arrive as described and are in good
viable condition and the germination rates are accurate.