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| Category: Vine |
| Family: Passifloraceae (Passion-flowers) |
| Origin: Brazil (South America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Lavender |
| Bloomtime: Year-round |
| Synonyms: [Passiflora 'Amethyst', Hort.] |
| Parentage: (P. amethystina x P. caerulea) |
| Height: Climbing (Vine) |
| Width: Spreading |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Passiflora 'Lavender Lady' (Lavender Lady Passion Vine) - A great Passion Vine with deep blue-green three lobed leaves and 4 inch wide flowers composed of lavender petals that are darkest toward the tips and nearly white in the center that surround the erect stamens and filaments that are different shades of purple. Blooms intermittently throughout the year, peak bloom season is during spring and fall. Full sun with regular watering. Hardy to at least 20 F. A hybrid produced in by Patrick Worley using Passiflora amethystina and P. caerulea. This plant is often noted as a synonym for P. 'Amethyst', an old established cultivar in England that looks very similar but has different parentage. It is noted that Passiflora 'Lavender Lady' is pollin sterile where P. 'Amethyst is not.
The information on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources as well as from observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery, in the nursery's garden and in other gardens that we have visited. We have also incorporated comments received from others and always appreciate getting feedback of any kind from those who have some additional information, particularly if this information is contrary to what we have written or includes additional cultural tips that would aid others in growing Passiflora 'Lavender Lady'.
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