Passiflora, Passion Flower, Passion Vine 'Imperatrice Eugenie'

While difficult if not impossible to fruit (Even hand pollinating didn't work), the large, alien like flowers are simply amazing and amon...Read Moreg the most fragrant I've run across having an extremely exotic aroma that wafts throughout especially when the springtime bloom comes and there are so many flowers. Simply putting them to your nose and smelling them has a very calming effect!

Zebra Longwings, Gulf Fritiliary and Monarchs will flock to them in the fall here if butterflies are your thing.

Unfortunately for me, I have an infestation of Abrus vine on part of my rear fence, but being diligent about training the Bilotii has finally stemmed the tide of the Abrus and even started turning it so that the Passion flower is becoming dominant in some areas.

Highly recommended if fragrant flowers are what you're looking for. They do take some work to keep in check however, but well worth the effort if you ask me.

This is my favorite Passiflora....I think......I have a mix of vitofolia...alato....alato-ceurula....incarnata....lady margaret of ...Read Morethese the incarnata or maypop is eaten bare consistantly by the gulf fritilaries and the lady margaret a little......the rest they have left alone...they seem to have favorites....great plants

I've been very impressed w/ this Passi. It has bloomed here thru a extra hot humid summer non stop. When my other Passi's are panting thi...Read Mores one just goes HA ! bring it on. Nice as the Gulf Frits are rampant this year, munching on every passi I have, so while it's a bit leaf bare, the flowers more than make up for it.

This variety (a hybrid of P. alata and P. caerulea) has been growing successfully against a block wall in my garden for man...Read Morey years. It has been exposed to occasional frosts here in Hemet, California (U.S.) as well as prolonged periods of extreme heat (105°F+) during the summer months. Last year (2001) it was exposed to three straight nights of 29°-33°F temps without cover. Naturally many of the more exposed leaves and stems died back but the plant rebounded in the spring/summer 2002 very well. I consider this plant to be one of the hardier Passiflora species. In addition, the flowers are beautiful and fragrant, and bloom throughout the summer and early fall.

I have seen this variety for sale at nurseries as P. alato-caerulea and/or P. pfordtii instead of the more recently accepted P. x belotii

Gulf Fritillary butterflies (Agraulis vannillae) commonly (and exclusively) utilize this and other Passiflora species as a larval host plant.