Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Twice a week
Mature size
Climbs 3–5 m
First harvest
Flowers year two
Family
Passifloraceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Expect caterpillars; that is the point of growing it.
Passion flower — intricate blooms and the host plant of tawny coster butterflies.
Growing it
Expect caterpillars; that is the point of growing it.
What it is for
Butterfly host plant; edible fruit on some kinds.