Passiflora caerulea

#passion-flower #passiflora-caerulea #blue-passion-flower

@gjones me either 😂 they do produce fruit but it’s supposedly not that nice. I have had a couple of fruits but they drop before becoming anything 😜

#blueflowerlove

@saco 💙💙💙

#passion-flower #passiflora-caerulea #blue-passion-flower

Beautiful flower 💙💚🤍💜

@BillWatson I haven't cut mine back in years, seems to do ok?

@BillWatson if in doubt, check my plants. Took a photo of one yesterday 👍

Such a beautiful unique flower! 💙💚💜

They're great aren't they! Mine is full of buds now.

@BillWatson they’re amazing aren’t they 💙 I cut mine back but it’s purely because I don’t have the space for them to keep growing as fast as they do 😂 I cut them back to around 1’ in autumn but might be better leaving the cutting back until spring if you live in a colder part of the country

@solly1961 thanks Mark 😀

@cyndi thank you Cyndi 😃

@suzieshadow1227gmailcom they’re so exotic looking 💙

@jeatacake absolutely! Amazes me still that they grow here 😜 is that your outdoor one that’s covered in buds?

@gjones thank you Katy 😄

#passion-flower #passiflora-caerulea #blue-passion-flower

Lovely 💙💚 Still, only one flower open on mine, but plenty of buds.

Fab flower 📷, lovebthe blue variety.. Max of 2 open anyone time on mine but bare now, waiting for that big glowing yellow thing to appear me thinks. 🌞🤍💙💚

Wow!! #blueflowerlove

I remember my mom having this plant when I was little. Doesn't it grow some sort of orange fruit? We (myself, siblings and neighborhood friends) used to love squishing them 🤪 My mom always got mad at the mess we created 🤣

Simply stunning!💘😍

@jeatacake thanks Jeff 😃 yours are pacing themselves 😉

@solly1961 thank you Mark 😃 I’ve found that too! Put a video on Instagram yesterday and had 2 white and 2 blue open. Thinking about it I don’t think I’ve ever seen more than 2 open at any one time, on mine at least 🤔

@saco they’re impressive looking things aren’t they 💙

@jmlincoln 🤣 love that! I think they fruit if you leave them but I deadhead too much and never get to see the fruits 😜 must remember to leave them this time, then I’ll think of this when I see the fruits 🤣

@ShelleySnyder thanks Shelley 😄 always amazes me we can grow something so tropical looking over here 🤯

My pleasure! Amazes me here too!💘😍

#passion-flower #passiflora-caerulea #blue-passion-flower

Oh lovely always remind me of an Indian head dress...💙🤍🖤

Stunning flower, mine is no where near that. Still climbing.. planted in March.

#gorgeous 💜💙💚

#blueflowerlove

Amazingly gorgeous!!!! I would love to try and grow those! I could stare at them for hours. 💚💚💚💚

Incredible beauty!💘😍

Fabulous 😍 My outdoor one hasn't got any flower buds yet

Awh one of my favourites

Lovely 😊😊💛💛💙💙

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom I can see why 😛 they’re very intricate and fancy 🤩

@BillWatson they’re amazing looking things 😍 I hope yours will give you plenty of flowers soon 🤞🏻 still plenty of time for buds 😁

Love how they cling on 😂

Looking lovely 💐

@bks thank you BK 😀

Fabulous Kerry 👍🏼

@sieveheadsarah thanks Sarah 😃 this and Constance are still flowering away 🤩

@gjones and still loads to open 😜 it’s surpassed my expectations 💜

My Constance is also still flowering 😀 and growing 😱

Love these @kez001uk have you ever tried the fruit they bear

@sieveheadsarah they’re non stop aren’t they 😂 not that I’ll complain at more flowers 😋

@wtwitchell6969 great aren’t they 😛 I am too enthusiast with deadheading that they never get to the fruit stage 😂

Love this Kerry!💘😍

Won’t say what they reminded me of with their positioning when I first scrolled over this!! 🙊😂😂

Wow

Ooohhh I love this!! 😊

Stunning!💘😍

@gjones was surprised to see them in bloom again. Didn’t know they did that 😜 happy to see them again though 🤩

@kfranco168 thanks Karin ☺️ amazing looking flowers aren’t they 😍

@Summergypsy thank you Darlene 😁 as exotic as I can grow in UK 😆

@ShelleySnyder thank you Shelley 😄

Very welcome Kerry!💘😍

Wonder those geometrical design right in the center,looks beautiful. But makes it appear somewhat artificial ,☺️

Stunning 💜

@bks they do look like they’ve been made which makes them even more incredible 😍

@suerichards they’re incredible looking blooms aren’t they 💙

First one to open 😍😍😍 @MarcoCee @sieveheadsarah @ublaszko

Looks lovely Kerry 😍😍

Oh how I wish I had a place for one of these in my garden. Jealous!

Excellent photo.

😍😍😍😍

I'm in love!💘😍

Amazing!

@sieveheadsarah thank you Sarah 😀 got a little overexcited when I spotted it 😂

@maldavis they’re incredible aren’t they 😍 I’m sure you could crowbar one in somewhere 😉

@gjones thanks Katy 😃

@janetandjim thank you Janet 😄

@ublaszko now I see what the fuss is about 😍

@gjones I do hope so 😁 they’re the most amazing flowers 💚

I find this one so difficult to train as it grows so quickly once the roots are established. I ended up pruning it back again last week to keep it in check.

@ublaszko I’ve been reading your posts about it tangling and looking a mess. I had the same problem. I’ve tried to train it a bit but it never does what I want 😂 if I cut it back how much would I leave?

I'm not sure tbh. 😅 I cut mine back to the top of the fence as it was getting tangled with my neighbour's ivy and then I cut all the wild looking side stems. I think people tend to use passionflower as a green screen to cover up the fence and just let it fill out the space. But I'd like to get an open framework between the stems so I can see better the shape of the leaves. I'm just in love with the leaves, how big and shiny they are so I want to show them off.

@ublaszko mine isn’t very big at the moment so maybe I’ll leave it a bit to see where it goes 😂 would look lovely where you can see the leaves better, they’re really attractive. Mine need to green up a bit yet though!

It does look a bit yellowy green now that you mentioned it. Apparently the best time to prune them is when they start growing again in spring but they can be trimmed/tidied up at any time of the year. The foliage is so interesting. This year mine had really big leaves but I don't know if it's because I trimmed off all side stems or because of all that sunshine. Probably a bit of both. 👍

@ublaszko I left it too long before potting on after buying it so it wasn’t doing great. It’s improving now though. I might just level it off and give it a bit of a boost. Yours always looks fantastic so whatever you’re doing is working!

Don't feed it this year though. Summer fertilising should finish by 1st August. ☺ You could mulch it thickly while the weather is wet to keep moisture in, protect it from frost and add nutrients.

@ublaszko I’ll definitely do that for winter, thanks Urszula 😁

It just occurred to me that my passionflower is too dense as in there are too many stems for my liking. It's just a feeling but I think I now know what I'm doing with it and that I need to keep thinning it out 👍 I actually had a similar dilemma with red jasmine until I thinned it out so I think it might be a general issue for me with climbers 😅😅 Now that I thinned out my red jasmine it looks light and airy so I think when there are lots of stems it makes a plant look heavy and grounded. 😂😂

@ublaszko I guess because you’re not wanting to grow it for screening you can thin it out to show it off better. Will certainly look fantastic when it’s not a huge clump of green

That's a good description! That's what it feels like - like a lump of green 😂😂 Or a blob of green 😂😂 I don't want to be solid green screening as it will just feel like another type of wall to replace the fence wall 😂

@ublaszko like a leafy slimer from ghostbusters 😉 I like the idea of showing it off as opposed to using it as screening. Might be another idea I “borrow” from you 😋

Must avoid the plants out front of the supermarket 🙈

@gjones that’s exactly what they are! 🤣 I forget what I went for in the first place after I’m done looking at the plants 🤣 and having some work done in the garden so buying anything new is a terrible idea, but someone has to buy them right? 😆