Passiflora Miniata

Passiflora Miniata, also know as the Scarlet passion flower, Red passion flower is a fast growing vine, bearing striped, 2 cm passion fruits with edible pulp. Its beautiful dark-red flowers share similarities with those of Passiflora coccinea. It is usually grown by cuttings. 

Native to the Amazon region of Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia as well as Venezuela and the Guianas.
It grows wild in forest, and can grow in elevations from 100m~2000m.

Botanical Name: Passiflora miniata Vanderplank (synonym: Passiflora coccinea hort.)

Note: for decades, it was erroneously known worldwide as P. coccinea Aubl. but found to be a different species from the true P. coccinea by John Vanderplank in 2006 who correctly described and published its new name as P. miniata Vanderplank.
Common Name: Red Granadilla, Red Passion Flower, Scarlet Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Monkey Guzzle (Bolivia), Thome Assu (Brazil)
Family name: Passifloraceae
Etymology and name: The common name of Passion Flower was instituted by the Spanish Christian missionaries to South America in the 15th-16th centuries who interpreted various structures of the plant as symbolic of the last days of Jesus Christ and his crucifixion. Check at Wikipedia to know more of this religious symbolism and other names adopted in Europe and elsewhere.

Origin: Native to Southern America – Bolivia, Colombia and Peru in Western South America and Brazil.


Plant type: Tropical perennial vine with striking red flowers and edible fruits. May not fruit if there isn't another plant to pollinate.

Propagation: Can be done by seeds, but the most effective way is by cloning. That can be done by partially burying a stem so that is can set root, or it can be done by air-grafting.