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Passiflora incarnata (northern hardy strain)
Purple Passionflower
Plant Type:
VINESPassiflora incarnata "northern hardy strain" - A typically summer flowering Passionflower with large showy. complex flowers in a purple-blue and white mix blooming for a long time from leaf axils. The deep green foliage is attractive. But be careful where you site it for it can be rampaging - sprouting out of lawn and garden feet away from the mother plant. In a suitable location Purple Passionflower or Maypop is a thing of beauty; it speaks to the poetic days of high summer. Site in full sun or close to it in sandy loam. In the northern range place Passiflora incarnata in a sheltered spot. A mulch might be beneficial during the first winter. Pot grown by stem or root cuttings.
Characteristics and Attributes for Passiflora incarnata (northern hardy strain)
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer
Autumn Interest
- Fruit / Berries / Seed Heads
Nature Attraction
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
- Butterflies
Light
- Mostly Sunny
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Screen
- Climbing
- Bank
- Ground Cover
- Potted Plant
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Rapid
Soil
- Fertile
- Sandy
Origins
- Southeastern U.S.
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown
- Division