Name: Passiflora 'Blue Velvet'
SKU: blue velvet
Price: 19.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Passiflora ‘Blue Velvet’

$19.99

Modern remake of Passiflora Incense. This improved vine is vigorous, free-flowering and cold hardy vine with whimsical deep purple flowers.

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Description

All summer long this attractive vine produces 4+” deep purple flowers topped with copious amounts of eccentric purple filaments. The flowers on this heat tolerant vine sit atop attractive, deep green leaves, and these leaves look great even without flowers. Plus, if you have a butterfly garden, Passiflora ‘Blue Velvet’ make great food for fritillary larvae.

Blue Velvet is a new remake of one of the most popular, and hardiest Passiflora hybrids available (Passiflora Incense). In our opinion, Blue Velvet is superior to the tried and true favorite Incense. As you might expect, the plants are quite similar, and without flowers we have trouble telling them apart. You will find that in terms of growth habits and size characteristics they are virtually identical. But, Blue Velvet produces larger flowers that are a darker/richer purple than Incense. Additionally, it produces way, way more blooms than Incense does.

We have had great success growing this vine in a 3-5 gallon pot, and we find it flowers readily and plentifully. So, container growing this vine is a great option if you want to grow it a cold climate, or if you wish to control its size and spread. But, if you want to get the most out of it, you should plant it in the ground somewhere it has space to sprawl. In fact, while a bit of an unconventional use, it makes a fantastic flowering ground cover.

As is common with cold hardy passion flowers, this vine suckers readily from the roots. This means that it will re-sprout from the roots if frozen back to the ground. It also means that in the spring it may sprout up in other places in your garden. Despite this habit, we find it easy to contain by mowing or pulling out the unwanted suckers.

You should definitely plant this vine in the most sunny location you have, otherwise the number of blooms will be much reduced.

For each item added to cart, you will receive 1 starter plant in a 2.5” pot. A photo example of the starter plants we ship can be found on our Ordering and Shipping FAQ page. The plants are well rooted and are ready to be potted into a larger container.

For those interested, Passiflora ‘Blue Velvet’ is a P. cincinnata x P. incarnata selection.

Hardiness zone: 7

What does hardiness zone 7 mean?

It means that this Passiflora is cold tolerant and does not require protection from freezing temperatures. If you are growing it outdoors, it can survive temperatures down to about 10 degrees as long as it is in a well drained spot. The top will be killed to the ground, but it should re-sprout from the roots. Additionally, in colder areas, it would benefit from a protective winter mulch. If grown in a container, it will need to have the roots protected from freezing temperatures.