Rainforest Plants - Passion Flower

Family: Passifloraceae

Genus: Passiflora

Species: incarnata, edulis

Common names: Maracuja, passionflower, carkifelek, charkhi felek, maypop, maypop passionflower

General Description: Passion flower is a climbing vine renowned for its beautiful white flowers with purple, blue, or pink calyx crown blooms. This vine is very attractive, sprawling or climbing up, with edible fruits and flowers. It is ten feet to twenty feet long, with alternate leaves.

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Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is an herb native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America; although, it can be grown as an annual from seed or from cuttings in regions further north than Zone 7. It is a vining plant that has tendrils that emerge from the leaf axils to cling to any support provided, such as a trellis or fence. The alternate leaves have 3-5 lobes. The blooms are unique and very distinctive, having been described by some as looking like a spaceship. The flowers give way to edible oval fruit (passionfruit) that tastes somewhat like a guava.