Botanical Name: Passiflora manicata
Common Name: Red passion vine
Type of Plant: dicot: vine
Character semi-deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape climbing, vigorous vine – attaches by tendrils; more coarse and open than P. alatocaerulea
Height 15-25'
Spread 15-25'
Growth Rate moderate - rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil any moist soil; prefers neutral to acidic conditions
Hardiness tender (zones 17, 23-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves large, 3-lobed palmate leaves to 4" across; somewhat serrate margins, tomentose beneath
Flowers petals scarlet, corona dark blue and white – flowers throughout warm months
Fruit ovoid capsule – glossy green to 2" long
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
brightly colored vine, useful on trellis, arbor, large fence or wall; fairly coarse and tropical looking
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering
Fertilizing slow-release at planting; use iron chelates if needed
Pruning thin occasionally after established
Pests/Diseases caterpillars, aphids, chewing insects; chlorisis in heavy soils
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Venezuela/Peru
Family: Passifloraceae

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