Passiflora ‘Inspiration’

$19.99

Remake of Passiflora Incense. This vine has large, 5″ dark purple blooms. One of the hardiest Passion Flowers available.

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Description

Inspiration is a cold hardy vine with impressive 5″ wide intensely purple blooms. Copious amounts of long wavy filaments float above and dwarf the similarly colored petals of this passion flower. The vine itself has dark, glossy green multi-lobed leaves. These attractive leaves are evergreen in warm climates.  They make a great fence screen, and are food for fritillary butterfly larvae.

This is a remake of the much loved Passiflora ‘Incense’. Inspiration has superior blooms, but is slightly more difficult to grow due to somewhat decreased vigor. It is definitely still well worth your while to grow, but we recommend growing it in the ground, not a container. Container grown plants do not seem to perform as well.

Evidence indicates that Inspiration may be slightly more cold hardy than Incense, and it is one of the hardiest passion flowers available.

You should definitely plant this vine in full sun to get the most flowers.

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, P. Inspiration is a tetraploid selection of P. ‘Incense’ (P. cincinnata x P. incarnata).

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 planted in the ground 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.

Not sure what your hardiness zone is?

Check out the USDA Interactive Zone Map to find out!

Need more growing instructions?

Check out our Passion Flower Care page.

Not quite what you’re looking for?

Check out our Rare Passiflora or our Cold Hardy Passiflora

What about our shipping policies?

Please visit our Ordering and Shipping FAQ to find out more about what you can expect when ordering from us.

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