Passiflora antioquiensisUp till now all
plants of this I (and others) have tracked down have all turned
out to be its hybrid Passiflora x exoniensis, beautiful but not
the same thing! The true form of this species (which comes from
Columbia in bandit country) has very long peduncles and the
flowers can hang as much as a meter below the stems (but more
typically 50cm when grown in pots). The flowers (which look
similar to P. exoniensis) have a distinctive white ring at the
centre, where P. x exoniensis is dark, it also freely produces
viable seed where Passiflora x exoniensis seldom does. My stock
came eventually from New Zealand via a kind Passiflora enthusiast
(thank you Myles). Pictures of this plant match exactly P.
antioquiensis. It does well in a cool unheated greenhouse (kept
frost free) where it flowers early to late in the year, and looks
stunning when seen dangling above. It remains evergreen
throughout. I have not yet tried this outside, but it has
survived 0c in the greenhouse. I have left this page up for information only as sadly I moved this plant and lost it in the following cold winter when the pipes burst in the greenhouse and flooded the roots. I now have a new seedling which I am awaiting first flowers to check its the real thing |
See below for a picture of fruit |
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