Passiflora coccinea - Scarlet Passion Flower

Scientific name: Passiflora  coccinea
Synonym: Passiflora miniata

Common name: Scarlet Passion Flower, Red Passion Flower, Red Granadilla

Chinese name: 西番蓮 (xī fān lián - western foreign lotus)
Malay name: Bunga markisa merah, Granadilla merah

Family: Passifloraceae

Origin: Bolivia, Brazil and Columbia

Category:  Tropical perennial vine/climber

Photo taken at: My home garden

The seedling was purchased from Chung Lim Garden, Klang.
My post about this flower is here and here.

Additional notes:

For many years, the misapplied name of Passiflora coccinea Aubl. has been used worldwide (in books as well as exhibit and nursery labels) for this species in cultivation. Passiflora coccinea was described by Aublet in 1775 based on a species originating from French Guiana. In 2006, John Vanderplank proved that the Scarlet Passion Flower widely found in cultivation was of a different species due to the different characteristics. He documented the horticultural species as Passiflora miniata.

The ephithet "miniata" is derived from the Latin word "miniatus" meaning scarlet-red.

In the tropics, it is every-flowering. In temperate countries, it flowers from summer to autumn.

It has no fragrance and seldom produces fruits in Malaysia. If well taken care of, it grows rapidly and produces many flowers non-stop. There are a few at The Secret Garden of 1-Utama where Dr. Francis SP Ng planted it on a huge gazebo and flower buds appear on almost every leaf axil. I am growing mine in a medium sized flower pot to be trained to trail on my front wall fencing. At Chung Lim Nursery, they train it up a gazebo swing.

This is my entry for Today's Flowers # 126, a meme which opens every Sunday, 2pm GMT. My grateful thanks to Today's Flowers team members; Luiz Santili Jr, Denise in Virginia, Laerte Pupo and Sandy Carlson. To participate and view other gorgeous flowers around the world, click here.