Passiflora Victoria- Passion Flower

The Passionflower 'Victoria' is a climbing bush, also known as the Passion Flower. It blooms in the summer, producing large and abundant flowers measuring 10 cm (4in) in diameter. The tepals are mauve pink, with a purple centre and white towards the ends. The stamen core is green. Each flower is short-lived but quickly replaced.

The flowers are rarely followed by large orange fruits in the autumn, similar to those of the Passiflora caerulea. The evergreen foliage is dark green and shiny. The Passion Flower is very vigorous. At maturity, the 'Victoria' Passiflora reaches a height of 5 m (16ft).

It thrives against a wall or fence, attaching itself with its tendrils. The passiflora x violacea is a cross between the passiflora racemosa and the passiflora caerulea. The Passion Flower is reminiscent of elements of the Passion of Christ (the nails, the hammer, and the crown of thorns), hence its name.