Passiflora Caerulea seeds

Passiflora Caerulea flowers from summer to autumn. Multicoloured flowers have a smell of Mint.

The plant produces beautiful mauves-blue, and white flowers which can reach 12 cm in diameter.

This Passion flower produces fruits orange of the size of an egg. The flesh is bright red and commestible.

The fruit is not very tasty thought, taste may be closer to the black cherry. The leaves are green and shiny.

Hardiness zone : -10°mini C in winter.

Germination : the seeds are soaked in hot water for a period of 24 hours before be planted in a good compost for seed, to a depth of 1 cm.Passiflora seed germination can take several weeks.