Climbers
The ability to climb and scramble over the ground or other plants is the only characteristic shared by plants in this category.
Passiflora hybrid no.8
‘No.8. Darker than Kermisina much better centre petals rich colour.’
Passiflora lutea L.
A half-hardy perennial climber with 3-lobed, cordate leaves with yellowish-green flowers. [RHSD, Hortus].
Passiflora maliformis L.
Perennial climber with entire leaves fragrant, white, red and violet flowers, followed by yellowish-green edible fruit. [RHSD, Hortus].
Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers.
Frost-tender, robust climber with branching stems, 3-lobed leaves, to 10cm long, and saucer-shaped, bright red flowers, to 10cm across, with short, purple-blue and white coronas, followed by ovoid, glossy green fruit, to 5cm long. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Passiflora pinnatistipula Cav.
Half-hardy climbing passion vine with 3-lobed, serrated leaves, whitish below, and pale rose flowers, with a deep blue crown, in late summer, followed by yellow-green fruit, to 5cm long. To 10m. [RHSD, Don].
Passiflora quadrangularis L.
Strong climber with ovate, un-lobed leaves, the flowers greenish outside, pinkish inside, corona white with bands of blue and reddish-purple. [RHSD, Hortus].
Passiflora racemosa Brot.
Frost-tender, vigorous, woody climber with slender stems, ovate to 3-lobed leaves, to 10cm long, and pendant racemes of bowl-shaped, bright red flowers, to 12cm across, with purple and white coronas, in summer and autumn, followed by green fruit. To 5m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Passiflora raddiana DC.
Frost-tender vine with trilobed leaves, to 10cm long, purple-tinted below, and violet-purple flowers to 8cm across. [RHSD, Hortus].
Passiflora serratifolia L.
Frost-tender, vigorous climber with ovate, serrated leaves, to 12cm long, and fragrant, pink-purple flowers with blue filaments, dark purple towards the base, in summer, followed by ovoid yellow fruit, to 9cm long. [RHSD, Don].
Passiflora serrulata Jacq.
Tender climber with entire leaves and white. purple-banded flowers. [American Species of Passiflora, Fieldiana, Botanical Series, Vol.XIX, pt.2, p.357/1938].
Passiflora subpeltata Ort.
Frost-tender climbing perennial with trilobed leaves up to 8cm wide and wholly green-white or creamy white flowers, to 5cm across, in spring and summer, followed by ovoid, greenish fruits, to 4cm across. [RHSD, Hortus].
Passiflora tiliifolia Cav.
The leaves are ovate, resembling those of the lime tree, the flowers green, red and blue. [JD, PD].
Passiflora tuberosa Jacq.
A tuberous-rooted climber with two-lobed leaves and greenish-white flowers with purple and white corona. [RHSD].
Passiflora vitifolia H.B. & K.
Vigorous climber with rusty-downy stems, cordate, 3-lobed, vine-like leaves and scarlet flowers. [Hortus].
