ShrubsPassionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 6-8 ft × 3-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect blue, pink and purple blooms in summer and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-8 ft × 3-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Blue, Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat
- Native to
- Eastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Passionflower is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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