05/06/2026
New arrival — and it’s a showstopper!
Say hello to *Passiflora caerulea*, better known as the *Blue Passion Flower*.
This RHS award-winning evergreen climber is native to South America, and it’s seriously impressive. Expect large, bowl-shaped flowers with intricate centres and glossy evergreen foliage that looks great year-round.
It grows fast, too — up to 8-12 metres — using its unique curly tendrils to climb without damaging brickwork, so it’s perfect for walls and fences.
The flowers are a magnet for bees and some butterflies, and in the right conditions, it can even become a little caterpillar nursery, making it brilliant for pollinators.
It does produce edible orange fruit about the size of a hen’s egg, but don’t expect supermarket passion fruit flavour. It’s only palatable when fully ripe, and only the pulpy seeds are safe to eat — the rest of the fruit and plant are toxic, so just admire and leave the rest!
Plant it in moist, well-drained soil and give it space to climb.
Come see it in store while it’s here — it won’t stick around
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