Passiflora loefgrenii - Garlic Passion Fruit

Passiflora loefgrenii is one of the most exquisite passion flowers in cultivation It was described in 1997 from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest, in the State of São Paulo. Its 4 inch wide flowers are suspended at the end of long pedicels, which make a U-turn at the end to gaze upward. The flowers themselves are very showy, with pinkish-purple reflexed petals and sepals which are topped by a dense crown of lavender-blue filaments. At its type locality in Brazil they are pollinated by hermit hummingbirds and large bees. The fruit is edible, but smells like garlic.

What do we ship?

We offer a rooted plant, grown in an 14 cm pot. Container size will give you an idea, but succulent plants are often sent bare root. These plants are very tolerant of bare-rooting. If you want to learn more about what we ship, then click this LINK and see pictures of our plants on the packing desk.