Passiflora ‚Albert‘ ist eine Kreuzung aus Passiflora coriacea und Passiflora megacoriacea.
Beide zählen zur Gattung decaloba, Sektion cieca. Diese Pflanzen haben relativ harte, lederartige (daher ihr Name) Blätter. Das Laub der P. coriacea ist panaschiert, d. h. es ist mit grünlich-weißben Sprenkeln geschmückt. P. megacoriacea hat einfarbiges Laub und ist in allen Teilen größer als P. coriacea. Daher ihr Name (mega = groß). Passiflora ‚Albert‘ hat unregelmäßig gefärbte Blätter, einige mit mehr, andere mit weniger Punkten gesprenkelt. Diese Unregelmäßigkeit macht die Passionsblume für meine Augen sogar noch attraktiver.
Passiflora ‚Albert‘ is a cross between Passiflora coriacea and Passiflora megacoriacea.
Both parent plants belong to the subgenus decaloba, section cieca. These Passion Flowers have relatively thick leaves reminiding of leather. Their name derives from that fact. The leaves of P. coriacea are variegated with white-greenish spots. megacoriacea has plain green leaves. All parts of the plant are larger than with P. coriacea. Thus, the Passiflora was named megacoriacea (mega = groß).
Passiflora ‚Albert‘ has unregular leaves, some of them are more variegated than others. To my eyes, this irregularity makes this Passi even more attractive.
Passiflora ‚Albert‘ is my first officially registrated self-bred hybrid. So, I’m very proud of it. The registration list is linked here, P. ‚Albert‘ is #169.
The flower has 4 cm in diameter and is colored in white and yellow. The petals are green on the outside, white with a green boundary on the inside. The corona is yellow, turning into green in the center.
Naming the plant ‚Albert‘ was meant to be a present to my husband but he just laughed about it.