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Passiflora viridescens

Passiflora viridescens
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Passiflora viridescens is a woody, climbing passion flower vine from the wet tropical forests of Ecuador and Peru, reaching over 8 m by scrambling over other vegetation. It is grown mainly for its unusual pale green flowers and is best kept warm, humid and in bright conditions.

Family
Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, loamy potting mix or garden soil rich in organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador to Peru
Climate
wet tropical

About

Passiflora viridescens is a plant species native to Peru and Ecuador.

Passiflora viridescens is a woody liana climbing over other vegetation to a height of over 8 m. Leaves are broadly lanceolate to ovate, up to 14 cm long, forming three points at the tip in a W-shaped pattern. Flowers are up to 10 cm in diameter, light green with purple styles. The fruit is elliptical to egg-shaped, up to 6 cm long, green with minute hairs.

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 viridescens 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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