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Passiflora cocuyensis (Passiflora cocuyensis)

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Species
P. cocuyensis is a vigorous, tender, climbing, evergreen shrub with pinnate leaves divided into three lance-shaped, dark green leaflets and, in summer, bright red flowers with red coronas and a prominent, pale green stalk bearing the ovary and stamens.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
4 m 2 m 5-10 years
13 ft 6 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • South
  • West
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow under glass in loam-based compost in full light, shaded from hot sun. Water freely in growth; sparingly in winter. Outdoors in frost-free areas, grow in moist but well-drained, fertile soil in sun or partial shade with shelter from cold, drying winds.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Sub-Tropical, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Conservatory

UK hardiness

H2

USDA zones

Zone 10, Zone 11, Zone 12

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Climbing

Native to

Colombia

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Harmful if eaten.

Plant care

Pruning

Support climbing stems. Pruning group 11 or, if needed, group 12 in early spring.

Propagation methods

Seed, Layering, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Propagation

Sow seed ay 13-18C (55-64F) in spring. Layer in spring or autumn. Take semi-hardwood cuttings in summer.

Pests

Glasshouse red spider mite

Scale insects

Red spider mite (box and other)

Diseases

Virus

Honey fungus

Shorten sideshoots of spring flowering climbers

Prune vigorous spring flowering climbers

Tie climbers in to a frame support

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Protect from hard winter frosts

Layer in autumn

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Sow seed in containers with heat (spring)

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (spring)

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