Anyone know what this is please.

[mikewhitt]

We've lived in this property for almost 4 years and never seen this.
the flower is on the same plant, we thought it was a clematis, can't find any reference on other websites, wondered if anyone can help us to identify it please.

Mike.

[Bex]

Is it a passionflower??? Looks similar to me and it looks like an unripe passion fruit although I'm not saying it's edible.

Someone who knows what they are talking about will be along in a minute.


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[veggiechicken]

Hi Mike and welcome.
As Bex said, its a passion flowers probably Passiflora caerulea https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/12356/...erulea/Details
Beautiful flowers - well worth looking after

[Green Gerkin]

Omg!! I can answer a question!!
Yes it passiflora (passion flower) we have one in our garden, I think they are quite hard to grow but ours is doing fine (and its been attacked by a tree cutter). Don't eat the fruit as I don't think it's edible. Ours flowers from August to first frosts.


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[WendyC]

That's all that was in our garden when we moved in. Managed to get rid of them all fairly rapidly as I really don't like them. They self seed from the fruit quite easily. The fruit is edible but not very nice so you probably wouldn't want to bother.


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[mikewhitt]

Thanks everyone, fantastic! it's had lots of flowers on it all through the summer and looks stunning, I'll give the fruit a miss then! never seen that on it before.
We'll take a lot more care of it from now on.
Thanks again all.

Mike.