• About this item.
• Passiflora Anastasia is an unusual and very beautiful hybrid.
• Beautiful large, rich, rose pink flowers with a reddish white corona..
• Flowers over a long period from June to October.
• Requires a shade from strong summer sun and a moist fertile free draining soil.
• Is barely hardy, just surviving 0c, so will require winter protection or to be grown in a frost free greenhouse or conservatory..

Perhaps one of the most beautiful and fascinating of flowering s. Indigenous to tropical South America there are over 350 species of Passiflora; however; sadly; most are not at all hardy. P Caerulea is just hardy enough to grow in the South of the Uk. In the north it is more likely to be damaged or killed by cold weather unless you can offer protection. If you just want to get on and buy the skip the next paragraph! However the reputed history of how the flower obtained its name is worth a few lines. Many theories relate to the naming of this ; most of them alluding to the "qualities" of the fruit; however Dr Master; a 19th century expert on Passiflora and author of "Contributions to the Natural History of the Passiflorace" conjectured that the name Passiflora or Passion Flower; was originally given by the Spanish priests in South America who associated the parts of the flower with the instruments of Christ. Passion: Three stigma representing the three nails; 5 anther representing the 5 wounds; the corona representing the crown of thorns or the halo of glory; the 10 tepals representing the 10 apostles (Peter and Judas being absent) and the lobed leaves and whip like tendrils representing the hands and scourges of his persecutors. Passiflora Anastasia is a very beautiful hybrid from a cross between P.Gritensis x P. caerulea Constance Elliott. Anastastia produces large, rose pink flowers with a reddish white corona. Sadly it is barely hardy so will require a protected location, a greenhouse or conservatory, or to be pot grown and taken into a frost free location in the winter. Unlike most other Passiflora we grow on the Uk, it prefers a shady location away from strong summer sun. A fertile, moist, free draining soil will bring best results. Excellent in pots and containers. Use a good quality John Innes No.3 compost and add a controlled release fertiliser for best results. If necessary prune in spring.