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sxgardner Essex, CT Jun 19, 2004

Passion Flower
Passiflora caerulea

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Jun 19, 2004

Hi Sxgardner, Passiflora "Blue Boutique" is a P. Amethystina hybrid with a very dark center like Tim's picture in this category. Yours looks like P. Caerulea. See this link: http://www.floridata.com/ref/p/pass_cae.cfm and this link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/1264/

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Flicker Covington, LA(Zone 8b) Jun 19, 2004

This is Blue Bouquet, aka Blue Boutique.

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sxgardner Essex, CT Jun 21, 2004

The classification entered was Passion Flower-Blue Passiflora caerulea.
Not Blue Boutique. Clare_CA thank you for the link.
Question How often does it bloom after it closes?

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jun 21, 2004

I moved it to its rightful home ;o)

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Jun 21, 2004

Thanks, Terry!

Sxgardner, the entry has been corrected now. The flowers only last one day, but it should continue blooming for you through the summer and fall, depending upon what zone you are in.

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Flicker Covington, LA(Zone 8b) Jun 22, 2004

In my yard caerulea is much hardier than blue bouqeut. In z8b caerulea is evergreen and starts setting buds as soon as it warms up. I have to dig bb and put it in the greenhouse. I lost the 2 I left to overwinter in the ground last year. Good thing I had a pot in the gh. I never protect caerulea.

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sxgardner Essex, CT May 10, 2005

The pot was moved into a solarium over the winter and continued to bloom and grow
extending vines over the trellis. It seems to build up energy and enjoy cool weather low 60s to 55 and now May it's taking
off with multiple buds. Boy what a hardy plant!

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