Passiflora punicea | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

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

Passiflora punicea | The Italian Collection of Maurizio Vecchia

Systematics (J. Macdougal et al., 2004)

SUBGENUS: passiflora
SUPERSECTION: distephana


GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OR ORIGIN:

 Peru


MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 10 °C


IDEAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURE: 12 °C


ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek purple red, from φοῖνιξ phóinix purple scarlet: bright red color. 


PHOTOGALLERY:


DESCRIPTION:

It is sold by nurserymen as Passiflora Distephana Peru.