New Garden

Passiflora x decaisneana 'Purple Tiger'

I moved to a new apartment in San Francisco with a large balcony. I've planted a hummingbird garden and many passion flowers. One of the first passionflowers to bloom was a Passiflora x decaisneana 'Purple Tiger'.

P. x decaisneana is listed as P. alata x P. quadrangularis, two similar looking species with entire leaves and long purple and white filaments. This hybrid was first made in the 19th Century and was named for the botanist Joseph Decaisne. The flowers are fragrant and tend to hang down below the leaves

Hummingbirds visit the garden to feed everyday, and sometimes even stop to rest.