Passiflora ferruginea | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Passiflora ferruginea, information, classification, temperatures. etymology of Passiflora ferruginea. Discover the Italian Passiflora Collection by Maurizio Vecchia.

Passiflora ferruginea | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)

SUBGENUS: decaloba
SUPERSECTION: auriculata


GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:

 Peru.


MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 12 °C


IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 15 °C


ETYMOLOGY:

So called because of the rust red colouration of the tomentosity of the plant, in particular on the lower lamina of the leaves. 


PHOTOGALLERY:


Passiflora ferruginea | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia