Passiflora x loudoni Loud.
Frost-tender climber with purple flowers ‘much [of the] habit of [Passiflora kermesina], but the leaves are larger, and are not coloured with purple beneath, like P. kermesina. It also requires a warm stove and a very moist temperature.’ [MB p.153/1847].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to cultivation in 1838. [JD].
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [T.732/1857]. Passiflora loudoni was requested of Loddiges’ nursery on 1st February, 1849 [MP A2933-1, p.185] and obtained from them, brought out from England by Captain P. P. King in that year. [ML A1980-3].
Notes
Published Jan 31, 2010 - 02:44 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 02:03 PM
| Family | Passifloraceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, Britain |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Loudon’s Passionflower |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Passiflora Loudoni |
| Confidence level | high |