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Passiflora palenquensis

Passiflora palenquensis is a climbing passion flower from the lowland tropical forests of Colombia and Ecuador, closely related to P. seemannii. It is a vine that needs a warm, humid, frost-free site and a sturdy support to climb.

Family
Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and reduce watering slightly in cooler months.
Soil
Free-draining, fertile, humus-rich potting mix or garden loam.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Colombia to Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Passiflora palenquensis is a flowering member of the family Passifloraceae. It is very closely related to Passiflora seemannii, which has 2 other close related species. Passiflora palenquensis is restricted to low elevations, usually growing around bases of mountains. P. palenquensis is also related to Passiflora montana, which is another of the 4 relatively new species originating in Ecuador.

Other Passiflora plants

Sea anemone passion flower · Bracted passionflower · Passionflower · Passiflora ambigua · Passiflora amoena · Passiflora ampullacea · Passion flower · Passion flower · Passionflower · Passiflora arbelaezii · Passiflora arborea · Arizona Passion Vine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Passiflora palenquensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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