What do you get when you cross two of the rarest and most beautiful Passion flowers in the world?  You get Passiflora antioquiensis x parritae!  This new hybrid combines the orange Passiflora parritae, which may be extinct in the wild, with the spectacular, hot-pink Passiflora antioquiensis.  If you don't have the right climate for this plant, at least enjoy the photos.  These are the first photos ever of the flowers!  I don't know any other source in the internet for this plant.

A little about the parent plants:  Passiflora parritae - the "holy grail" of Passifloras - is a cool-climate species from Colombia.  Shown above, it flowers from June through November here in San Francisco.  The flowers are possibly the largest of all Passiflora species.  The 5-6" wide blooms are an exquisite shade of peachy-orange.  Passiflora antioquiensis, also from Colombia, has 5" blooms that dangle like jewelry from long stems up to 2 feet long.  It's sweet fruit is considered by many to be the tastiest of all passion fruits.  The hybrid plant has a mix of qualities from both parents.  The billowing shape and very long flower tube resemble P. parritae, while the hot-pink petals scream of P. antioquiensis.  The salmon-colored sepals have silvery white stripes down them reminiscent of P. antioquiensis.  See my website for more pictures and information of P. parritae and P. antioquiensis.

Both parent plants are in the Tacsonia group of Passifloras and therefore prefer cooler temperatures, between 40 and 85, with nights that are cool.  They may not do well in warmer places like Florida, and will drop their flower buds if temperatures get over 90.  Fortunately the hybrid plant blooms in the fall, when temperatures are cooling off (it may bloom other times as well).  It appears to like filtered sun, like its parents.  I would shade it from prolonged afternoon sun, at least in warmer areas.  It does not need a lot of space, and has flowered in a 5 gallon pot!  Like other Passifloras, it likes rich, well-draining soil and regular watering.