The beautiful passion flower is also becoming increasingly popular in this country. We will show you what you should definitely consider when buying a passion flower.
By choosing the right passion flower (Passiflora) you will get a beautiful flower in the house and garden - and, who knows, maybe some refreshing fruits too?
Buy passion flower
With all the variety of passion flowers, it's not that easy to decide on a specific one in the end. However, there are several criteria you should use to make a selection.
Watch out for pests
If you are in the shop and spoiled for choice between the different passion flowers, always make sure that you choose a he althy plant. This should be strong and free of pests. In the case of passion flowers, these are mainly spider mites, but also mealybugs, mealybugs and scale insects. However, these can be easily recognized on closer inspection of the plant.
Choose the right variety
Choosing the right variety is getting more difficult. When buying a passion flower, you should particularly consider what you want to buy your passion flower for. If you want it to be a striking eye-catcher in your garden, you should of course choose a hardy species. You can also find out more about this in our special article on hardy species.
Consider location
But even non-hardy species can decorate your terrace, garden or balcony in summer, just in a bucket. Of course, almost all commercially available varieties are suitable for this purpose and you have a free choice here. However, you should keep in mind that you will need a bright, slightly cooler place for your plant in winter. However, some species - such as the fragrant Passiflora chocoensis or the impressive Passiflora maliformis - even like it warmer than 15 °C in winter and can therefore do well be overwintered in living quarters.
Harvest fruits?
If you value edible fruit, consider buying a passion fruit (Passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa) or a purple grenadilla ( Passiflora edulis forma edulis). Both species bear tasty fruit, but must be overwintered indoors. Incidentally, you can also grow these species from seed if you bought the fruit from the supermarket.
Would you like some passion flower herbs?
However, if you are more interested in the effect of the passion flower herb, the flesh-colored passion flower (Passiflora incaranata) is the right choice for you. To learn more about the effects and uses of this herb, take a look here. With a temperature tolerance of down to -15 °C, the flesh-colored passion flower is even relatively hardy.
Buy Passion Flower Summary:
- Select a he althy plant without pests
- Note winter hardiness when overwintering outdoors
- Appropriate temperature requirement for wintering indoors
- Edible fruits especially in passion fruit (Passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa) and purple grenadille (Passiflora edulisforma edulis)
- The herb can only be used with the flesh-colored passion flower (Passiflora incarnata)
Where to buy passion flowers?
In garden centers there are mainly blue passion flowers (Passiflora caerulea) as well as their hybrids and varieties. So these are readily available, easy to use and beautiful to look at. If you are more interested in the unusually large variety of different types and varieties of passion flowers, you could find what you are looking for in the mail order company "Blumen und Passiflora" from Bochum.