By Giovanni Amato and Maggie Zeeman

 The plants were given the name Passion Flower or Passion vine because to represent aspects of the Christian Crucifixion story, which sometimes was referred to as the passion.  The ten petal like parts represent Jesus’ disciples not including Peter and Judas.  The five stamens represent the five wounds Jesus received  The knob- like sigmas represent the nails  The fringe of the plant represents the crown of thorns  Another name is the maypop. This comes from the hollow, yellow fruits that pop loudly when crushed

 Common name- Wild passion flower  Family- Passifloraceae  Native range- Eastern United States  Bloom time- July to September  Bloom Description- White with purple crown  Height- 6 to 8 feet  Spread 3 to 6 feet  Zone- 5 to 9 feet  Sun- full sun to part shade  Water- medium  Maintenance- medium  Wildlife- attracts butterflies  Flowers- showy flowers, fragrant flowers  Tolerates- draughts  Spreads by root suckers  Roots can spread aggressively  No serious insect or disease problems

 It is the hardiest of the Passion Flowers  This is an unusual flower  It is widely distributed in the southeast, especially from Florida to Texas  Herbaceous vine- up to 25 feet long  Sprawls along the ground

 Woody in warm winter climates  Harbaceous (dies to the ground) in cold winter climates  May not survive extremely cold climates

 Intricate 3 inches, lavender flower are short stalked from leaf axils  Petals and sepals subtend a fringe of wavy or crimped, hair like segments  Pistil and stamens are also showy  3- lobed, deciduous leaves are dark-green above and whitish below  The fruit- maypops- appear in July and mature to a yellowish color in fall

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