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Products > Passiflora phoenicea 'Ruby Glow'   Passiflora phoenicea 'Ruby Glow' - Red Passion Vine Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.   [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Vine Family: Passifloraceae (Passion-flowers) Origin: Brazil (South America) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Maroon Bloomtime: Fall Fragrant Flowers: Yes Synonyms: [Passiflora alata 'Ruby Glow'] Height: Climbing (Vine) Width: Spreading Exposure: Full Sun Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 30-32° F Passiflora alata 'Ruby Glow' (Passion Vine) - This South American vine explodes with bloom in the fall. Its flowers are huge - 5" across - an intense dark maroon, and give off an hypnotic nutmeg-musky scent. It has rounded , thick, leathery rich green leaves. 'Ruby Glow' can produce fruit if cross-pollinated. It loves the sun, but can take some shade, flourishing with average watering. It can frost down, but resprouts quickly. This plant has been grown for many years as Passiflora alata 'Ruby Glow' but has more recently been identified as a species, Passiflora phoenicea, a close relative to P. alata that grows naturally in eastern Peru. It is one parent with Passiflora quadrangularis of the excellent hybrid cultivar 'Purple Tiger' which has foliage that is paler and flowers that are larger than and as fragrant as 'Ruby Glow' but flowers much more often.  The information on this page is based on research conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from online sources, and from observations made of the crops growing in our nursery, plants in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Passiflora phoenicea 'Ruby Glow'.     [MORE INFO]