PlantFiles: Crimson Passion Flower, Grape-Leaved Passion Fruit
Passiflora vitifolia

I have had this Passie in th eground for two years and Im not all that happy with it. It has its own lattice wall and gets plenty of water even planted across the front for root shade and its doesnt do well. i get a few blooms and it somewhat covers the lattice but no fruit and now its dying back for no apparent reason. Just unsure what is going on with it my other passies are thriving...

I currently live in the north end of Tucson, AZ in the Catalina area and have 8 plants growing beautifuly and vibrant. I have had great sucess, and survived through the winter when sooooo many people told me it wouldn't. Of course this is only one of the 5 total varieties that I have, and plan to introduce more to my garden.

I planted one of these against a light post when it was 6" tall last May and now it's mid-October and it has grown to be about 6' tall and spreads about the same in every direction. This plant will surely take hold and cover anything it can get a hold of but as long as you plan for it you shouldn't have any problems. Will find out here in the next few months if it will survive the winter here in Austin.

I started this vine from cuttings I got in San Francisco. I took the cuttings in winter and started them in water in the window. One got roots, so I put it in dirt and covered with a plastic bag until I saw new growth. I kept it on the covered patio during the killer winter, covering with a towel at night. It grew to 3 ft tall by April. I planted it in full sun, with a shade cloth over it, which I gradually removed. It is huge; much larger than 20 feet. It does not have many blooms, but it is always blooming a little. It has covered my roses (6 of them) and is still spreading. I think once I get the culture right, it will be a knockout. I have 4" of bark mulch around it.

I purchased mine at a nursery for $25. It was slow starting but it is now blooming beautifully! Very exotic looking flowers...

Crimson passion flower is sold in the Phoenix Arizona area in the big box stores but it really cannot take the heat and the cool winters. However, some other varieties of passion flower, such as the purple passion fruit variety, do well here. An article on growing passion flowers in Phoenix can be found at the following link.

[HYPERLINK@www.phoenixtropicals.com]

A few months ago I got 2 of these from Lowes clearance table for $3 each thinking someone I knew would want them. No one did so I ended up just sticking them both into a huge pot with a tall trellis. They are thriving, sending out new growth & look like they are going to take over anything they can reach. The tag that came with them says these are self-fruitful. The tag also says they are cold hardy to 40 degrees. I plan on leaving mine outside but we sometimes get into the 30's so it will be interesting to see if they will survive against the wall under the eaves.

i grow all my passiflora in pots, and i've never had a problem doing so...except with this variety. it refuses to send out new growth or flower. i do wish it would, as the blooms i have seen on other plants are breathtaking. will try to put it in the ground, and see if that helps. will update. as of right now, i wouldn't recommend growing in a container.

I live in West Palm Beach Florida and have several passiflora varieties growing with fruit including this one. I was able to hand pollinate but I'm not clear if this plant requires pollen from another type of passiflora plant. I can experiment if someone wants me to. My fruit is like the ones in the pictures. I have not tasted the fruit yet, however. Looking forward to trying it.

Edgewood, Wa
I just purchased the Crimson Passion Flower at a local nursery/greenhouse. It is in a gallon container and looks great. I am going to have to keep it in the greenhouse as it is more tender than the cruelon or blue passion flower. I have the blue passion vine growing outside in the ground and it starting to bloom for the summer. Both are very exotic looking plants and have a wonderful smell. I have one fruit on the blue passion last year, the slugs loved it. Good luck with yours and with your gardening.

Plant performed well as an annual in zone 7b, 75 miles north of Atlanta. Completely covered the railing on my grandmothers back porch in a single season. Tried to mulch heavily to bring it back in the spring, but was unsucessful, also unable to obtain seed. This was extremely disappointing due to the fact I paid about $18.00 for it at a retail nursery. Pricey, but a real showstopper in the garden. Anyone who visited my grandmother last summer was very impressed with the plant, most had never even seen it in our area and were chomping at the bit to find one for themselves. I would buy another if I could find one and were not so broke!

I have recently found this plant growing as a fence cover in Hilo, HI. I'm trying to get one for our own yard to grow over an arbor, but the plant owner 'refused' to allow we to dig a small volunteer.
Will keep my eye on it as to any fruit developing in the next few months.

This beautiful vine thrives in my backyard with minimun care. However, I have not been able to get any fruits from it. The flowers, large and beautiful, fall after a couple of days with no development of fruit. I would like to get some advise as to what to do to get fruits.