Lady Margaret Passion Flower Vine (Passiflora hybrid) - 1 TC Plant/Plug - 2-4 inches - Ornamental!!!

You will receive one (1) plant/plug. This plant/plug will be shipped with the roots wrapped with damp paper towels and covered in plastic to retain moisture during transit.


Lady Margaret Passionflower is a prolific flowering hybrid that is a showoff throughout the year in frost free conditions. The fuzzy foliage and stems are utilized by Gulf Fritillary but are not considered safe for Zebra Longwings and possibly other species of Heliconian butterfly caterpillars. A tamer passionvine than many others but it certainly does not lack for vigor. 

Lady Margaret has rarely fruited under our growing conditions although it may occasionally produce a fruit here or there. Most sources suggest that fruit are poor and may even be nearly empty if produced at all. It is considered to be a cross with either P. incarnata x P. coccinea. Some sources have suggested P. caerulea x P. vitifolia. 

As tropical as it looks to be the Lady Margaret Passionflower is reported to survive in zone 8B if provided with a protective mulch and is established as early in the growing season as possible. We have not yet tested this and so this report is only anecdotal. If it does survive the freezes, it is slow to resprout until soil temperatures have sufficiently warmed in spring.Passionvines are tropical plants that we are often able to grow and enjoy as die-back perennials in areas where winter brings freezing temperatures and some can even remain evergreen in mild winters in zone 8B. *Note: To help give them the best chance of returning in the ground they should be planted as early in the growing season as possible in order for them to be able to establish a strong root system and well-established crown from which they can return the following spring. A breathable insulative protective mulch, like pine straw, will also help to improve their chances of returning. Containerized Passionvines are susceptible to the soil freezing and could be killed by it anywhere temperatures remain below 32oF for any real length of time and so may need to be brought indoors or grown in a greenhouse during cold spells. Some of the hardiest and most reliable species to look for are Blue Crown Passionvine, Passiflora caerulea, and its cultivars like Bahama Blue, Clear Sky, and Constance Elliot (these may remain evergreen even with dips into the 20oF's for short periods); Maypop Passionvine, Passiflora incarnata; and the Yellow Passionvine, Passiflora lutea. Even though these last two are considered root hardy into zones 5 and 6 they still need to be established as early in the growing season as possible. They both typically will go completely dormant in fall and winter. Other cultivars that have impressed us with their ability to return here in zone 8 are Lady Margaret (may return from the roots even in 8A ) and Aphrodite's Purple Nightie (like Blue Crown, we have seen it remain evergreen into the 20oF's for short periods).

Note: Lady Margaret is not typically grown for fruit production. In order to produce their delicious tangy tropical tasting fruit Passionflowers must be cross-pollinated by another seedling, species, or cultivar. Bumblebees are perfectly designed for this as the pollen is rubbed on their back as they circle the corona drinking nectar and then carry it to the next flower. With most passionflowers the 5 stamens (pollen producing glands) arch downward once they are ready to release their pollen (and nectar) then on the next flower, hopefully, the 3 stigmas will arch downward once they are ready to receive pollen thus doing the work to produce fruit if the pollen is accepted. We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen from the vine. 

Grows To: 6-12'H+, reported to reach 30'+ where winters are mild.This is the average expected mature height by width in feet or inches. Feet are represented by a single quote and inches by a double quote. Parentheses are used to indicate that the plant can potentially reach that dimension, although the sizes outside of the parentheses tend to be more typical. Under poor growing conditions plants may be slightly to significantly smaller, whereas excellent growing conditions can produce larger more vigorous plants.
USDA Growing zone: *9,10,11,(*8B?)

USDA Cold Hardiness Zones were established to give gardeners, horticulturists, farmers, nurseries, and landscape architects a universal way to describe where a plant will survive with regard to average winter lows for a region. And these are averages, here in zone 8B ('A' represents the colder half of a zone and 'B' represents the warmer half of the zone and they are separated by about 5oF) we have seen single digits but that is the exception but should be noted by the daring gardener. Each zone is separated by 10oF and the map was updated in 2012. Our zones do not always agree but we try to use our own experience as to what can be depended on to return or have known reputable gardens and or horticulturists to reliably grow that plant in zones that are usually colder but sometimes warmer than what other resources have available. 

Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part shade, Part sun

Full Sun - 8 hours or more of direct sunlight; Partial Sun or Partial Shade - 4-6 hours of direct sunlight; AM Sun or Morning Sun or Cool Sunlight - cool sunlight but usually in the shade during the heat of the day; Light Shade - Bright indirect sunlight for much of the day; Filtered Shade - may receive some amount of direct moving sunlight like through trees but usually not for any extended period especially during the heat of the day; Shade - no or very little direct sunlight, especially not during the heat of the day.

Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High

Direct Sunlight - preferably 4 or more hours of direct sunlight through an unshaded south, east or west facing window; High Light - may tolerate no direct sunlight but will need very bright indirect light for 4 or more hours; High Indirect Light - bright indirect sunlight for much of the day; Medium Light - bright indirect light for 2-4 hours or more; Low Light - (few plants can do well under very low indoor light levels but some may tolerate it) no direct sunlight with little bright true sunlight filtering into the area; Cool Sunlight or Cool AM(morning) Sunlight - direct sunlight like in an east facing window but not during the heat of the day and will likely also tolerate cool sunlight late in the day, filtered sunlight may also be tolerated.