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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 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 'Lavender Lady'. |
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