Passiflora seemannii seeds grow into a climbing passionflower of Central and northern South America. Described by Griseb. (August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach, 1814–1879, German botanist who specialised in the flora of the Caribbean and South America). The epithet seemannii honours Berthold Carl Seemann (1825–1871), German-British botanist who made plant collections in Panama (during the German Scientific Commission of 1846–1848) and later in Venezuela and Fiji. A passionflower of the Neotropical zone named after one of the 19th century's most widely-travelled plant collectors; climbing habit; typical Passifloraceae floral characters. Family Passifloraceae.Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soils; warm wet tropical conditions. Climbing passionflower of Central and northern South American forests. Suitable for tropical gardens. 'Seemannii' honours B.C. Seemann (1825–1871), German-British botanist, Panama/Venezuela/Fiji collector Named after Seemann; Griseb. (Grisebach, 1814–1879); Caribbean-South American specialist; Neotropical climber Central and northern South America — wet tropical biome; climber Genus Passiflora: ~550 species; New World tropics; passion flowers; Family Passifloraceae; Order Malpighiales Full sun/partial shade; moist soils; warm tropical; Neotropical climber; Family Passifloraceae Passiflora seemannii honours Berthold Seemann, one of the most energetic plant collectors of the mid-19th century, whose collections from Panama, the Caribbean coasts and later Fiji contributed enormously to European knowledge of Neotropical and Pacific flora, his name commemorated in this passionflower described by Grisebach who specialised in Caribbean and South American plant geography. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
