Common Passion Flower 'Blue Moon'

Passiflora caerulea

How to grow Common Passion Flower 'Blue Moon'

  • Dappled Sun

  • High

Try to plant in a location that enjoys dappled sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Blue Moon is thought of as half hardy, so remember to protect this plant from frosts and low temperatures. Blue Moon tends to grow best in a soil ph of between 5.5 and 6.5 meaning it does best in weakly acidic soil.

Growing Blue Moon from seed

Soak seeds for 24 – 48 hours in warm to the touch water just before planting. Seeds can also be lightly scarified with sand paper.1

Soil temperature should be kept higher than 15°C / 59°F to ensure good germination.

Transplanting Blue Moon

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Blue Moon is a half hardy plant.

Harvesting Blue Moon

Other Names for Common Passion Flower 'Blue Moon'

Flower of five wounds

Footnotes

1 tradewindsfruit.com/content/blue-passion-flower.htm