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Passiflora Society International

Cultivation, new species, new cultivars

Moonlight bred by Annalisa Giovannini — 'Moonlight'

Debbie Marie Hescott bred by Martin Wills — 'Debbie Marie Hescott'

Welcome to Passiflora Society International (PSI)

Our Mission

PSI is dedicated to the conservation of the genus Passiflora through

the sharing of knowledge amongst lovers of the genus, its species and cultivars throughout the world
the promotion of cultivation and propagation of living collections
encouraging the creation and registration of cultivars for their flowers, fruit and other characteristics
seeking ways to ensure the survival of endangered species and cultivars.

Our Activities

Our activities include:

annual conferences around the world and other meetings
newsletters, registers and other publications
seedbanks
cultivar information and registration via a separate website
a Facebook group

Membership

New members are always welcome. Choose from two levels:

Basic membership: free of charge
Premium membership: annual subscription and enhanced benefits

Management

PSI is run by an elected Management Committee elected by premium members and chosen from them, with Officers appointed by the committee.

Volunteers are always welcome, especially with specific expertise – cultivation, taxonomy, plants, IT, publishing – tell us how you can help !

More information and contact

If you cannot find what you are looking for on this website, please complete the contact form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

LATEST PSI NEWS

PSI was originally founded by Ron Boender in the United States of America and registered in the state of Florida, where its bank and other accounts were held

This worked fine while its management and members were predominantly US-based, but this is no longer the case, which has resulted in practical problems.

PSI is therefore being restructured as as an unincorporated association under English law, and two meetings have been called on 12th October 2019 to complete the process.

It is important that as many premium members as possible participate in these meetings whether in person, or by voting online.

Once the meetings have taken place, and the motions carried, premium members who participate, wherever they are based, should see no significant change in their membership terms and benefits; the same applies to premium members who do not participate and to basic members, except that they may need to confirm their registration the next time they login.

For more details, please click here.

Published 18 September, 2019

AT LAST !!! The 2017 66-page double issue newsletter has been published, and to celebrate we are holding a BACKNUMBER SALE – see below.

The 2017 Newsletter includes:

- the 2016/7 Cultivar Register
- Rebecca Hilgenhof’s magisterial student project on Passiflora subgenus Astrophaea: Curiosities amongst the Passionflowers

Hard copies are being mailed to everyone on the 2017 premium member list. Current premium members not on that list can

purchase their own hard copy from MagCloud
download a digital version free of charge by logging in and going to the Newsletter Downloads page

Basic members can purchase both hard copies and digital versions from MagCloud

SEPTEMBER BACKNUMBER SALE. Prices have been slashed by UP TO 60%, with an AVERAGE OF 35%. For Newsletters, go to the 50-strong PSI Newsletter Collection on MagCloud BEFORE 6th OCTOBER and fill your boots. For Special Issues go here.

2018 NEWSLETTER. We are now working on the 2018 newsletter, which will be another double issue, and will include a further update to the Cultivar Register. Contributions welcome !

Published 6 September, 2019

Have you been waiting to join PSI, but been frustrated by the “Suspended” notices on the joining and renewal/upgrade pages ? Then your wait is over ! They are back up and running. To make them more reliable, we have abolished the Join PSI Premium button altogether, and instead ask brand-new members to register first as Basic members and then upgrade to Premium if they wish.

To help avoid the unnecessary foreign exchange fees on both sides, we have added two additional currencies for payment – Euros and Pounds Sterling. We hope you will find this helpful.

A big thank you to the members who kindly acted as guinea-pigs during the testing period. If nonetheless you do encounter any difficulties, please use the contact form to let us know immediately. We are happy to receive compliments as well !

Published 28 August, 2019

We hope you like the new website. The Passiflora you can see at the top of this page are newly registered cultivars. Apply now to register your new cultivar, and it will soon be here!

We are still in process of setting up the new site, having had to move it more quickly than expected, so bear with us.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please send them in – we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Published 13 July, 2019

Registration is now open for the 2019 PSI conference in Madeira. To reserve your place please follow click on the picture below. To be certain of your place please do so as soon as possible.

Published 25 June, 2019

SPECIAL OFFER UNTIL 30th JUNE 2020: To compensate for recent reduced levels of service, the price of premium membership has been slashed from $30 to $10 for all those subscribing or renewing their membership between now and 30th June 2020. To take advantage of this offer, please go to the Join page.

Published 25 June, 2019

PSI is pleased to announce that the 2019 meeting will be held on the island of Madeira from 10th to 13th October. For more details, please see the Forthcoming Meetings page. The AGM was held separately on 16th June.

Published 25 June, 2019