Passionflower side view
Passionflower bloom top view
The Passionflower has to be one of the coolest flowers I know. It reminds me of a little flower space ship. It also happens to be a Texas native so it loves it here in my yard.
The Passionflower (passiflora incarnata) has many wonderful qualities, one of which is that it is the host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly. The plant also produces a fruit that can be used to jams, jellies and drinks.
My passionflower was given to me by a friend. Thank you, Michelle! It has been in my garden for four years now and is extremely well behaved although I have another friend that says hers has gotten away from her. It will spread, so you will have to keep up with it if you don’t want it to spread.
We had our first bloom of the season this week. Come on butterflies!
