I have had my own house for about 2 years now and have only a very small garden with limited space for growing plants. I was bought the Passion Flower by my parents who assured me it was very easy to grow, as I don't have a very good track record with keeping plants alive. This is mainly because I refuse to use slug and snail pellets etc as I think it's cruel. Anyway, back on topic, here I will be reviewing the beautiful Passion Flower. The Passion Flower As I already said, the Passion Flower is very easy to grow, both in conservatories as well as in the garden. This plant originates from the tropical rainforest regions of South America. The ...  Read the complete review

Passion flowers are exotic-looking vines grown mainly for their remarkable and intricate-looking flowers, which bear cross-shaped stamens above a flattish disc of purplish-white petals. The flowers also have a third layer of purple-green filaments; the three-layered flowers, together with the cross-shaped centrepiece appear to recall to people - who think of things in that way - some kind of overtly Christian religious significance, hence the 'Passion' part of the plant's name. Passion flowers have three-lobed glossy green leaves growing from extremely thin, woody vines. The plants produce abundant pale green spiralling tendrils which they use to climb up ...  Read the complete review

I count the years in our house by thinking about the garden. When we bought it three years ago this was my first garden, and an ambition fulfilled. My next move for that first summer was to fill it with my favourite plants, and first on my list was a passion flower. Passiflora caerulea was the one that I bought i that first spring from my local garden centre (they cost around a tenner for a young plant) - and is probably the most common. I planted mine on its own in a reasonably vase shaped large pot - knee high, and as wide at the neck as the distance from my wrist to my elbow. I was wary about planting it in a pot (though I have concluded now ...  Read the complete review

I loved passion flowers all my life, the whole front of my parents house is covered in them, when in flower they make a very spectacular display (and much more interesting ivy!) so when I got my own garden it was the first plant I bought! These are a climbing plant, they send out long spindly arms that grab hold and curl around anything in sight, making them great for covering up unsightly walls, fences or trees. They grow really quickly from a tiny plant so no need to spend loads of getting a large plant, they will take about 5 years from seed to flower. They don't start going again until late in spring, so don't worry if it is later then the rest of your ...  Read the complete review