Eventual height & spread
Passiflora 'Amethyst'
purple passion flower syn. Passiflora 'Lavender Lady')
- 9cm pot | 30cm cane
- £17.99
- available to order from summer
- 3 litre pot | 60cm cane
- £32.99
- available to order from summer
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: July to September
- Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas)
Rich violet purple 'petals' that become more reflexed as the flower ages, surround a showy network of stamens and filaments, which gives the flower an exotic air. Later, orange fruits appear which are said to be edible (but are generally unpalatable), however they do add further interest well into the autumn. It's a very pretty, semi-evergreen climber for a warm and sheltered wall.
Choose three to five of the strongest shoots, tying them in to horizontal wires. Once the plant is established, cut back the flowered shoots immediately after flowering to within two or three buds of the permanent framework of the plant. In spring remove dead, misplaced or overcrowded stems.
To avoid dry conditions, and to ensure good soil contact around the rootball, we advise planting climbers at least 30cm (12in), and preferably 45-60cm (18-24in) away from the base of a wall or fence. An even larger distance should be maintained when planting climbers beside an existing tree or shrub.
- Humans/Pets: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten
Goes well with
Empathy RHS after plant climbers & flowering plant food with rootgrow
1kg
£7.99
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