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    Passiflora incarnata

    Also Known As

    • Hardy Passionflower
    • May Pops
    • Maypop
    • Passion Vine
    • Wild Passionflower

    Plant type

    perennial, vine

    size

    • H: 6'-12'
    • W: 6'-15'

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

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    Passiflora incarnata plant details

    Passiflora incarnata is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial vine with green foliage. In fall, spring and summer lavender, purple and white flowers emerge followed by green and yellow fruit. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Passiflora incarnata

    Plant type: perennial vine
    Plant family: passifloraceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 6 FT - 15 FT - wide, 6 FT - 12 FT - tall
    Flowers: lavender, purple and white blooms in fall, spring and summer
    Uses: cutting garden, fragrant, long-blooming, showy, trellis, tropical-looking

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Passiflora incarnata

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: deer
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Native to the eastern United States, Passiflora incarnata is also known as Maypop. Incarnata yields a plethora of pale lavender flowers all summer, and edible oval fruits through October. Grows well on well-drained, poor soil. The fruit is great for jam or pies! Our selection is especially hardy since it's from Michigan. The foliage of this selection is also thick and glossy; looking great all summer!

    By: Brushwood Nursery

    Beautiful flowers, fragrance and succulent fruit are characteristic of this native North American Passion Flower. Three-inch wide, creamy pink petals in a fully banded corolla appear throughout the summer. This is the hardiest of the Passion Flowers growing as far north as New England.

    By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

    Hardly is there a flower that evokes a sense of the tropical more than the passion flowers. P. incarnata is native to the eastern US where it grows as a herbaceous vine. Maypop has incredibly, intricate purple and lavender flowers that are followed by greenish yellow, delicious and tanging passionfruits. Often freezes to the ground and comes back in the spring.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    3" white, lavender, and purple exotic blooms are held against large medium green tropical foliage. A vigorous vine often spreading by runners. One of the hardiest of the passion vines.

    By: Almost Eden

    The non-tropical passion flowers. It is deciduous and easily survives winters here in zone 6. It is fast growing and easily reaches 12 feet, growing up a tree, shrub or trellis. Full to part sun in zones 6-9. If you ever get fruit, you will find that they taste like Hawaiian Punch which gets its flavor from a relative P. edulis.

    By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

    Maypop is a fast growing perennial vine that employs tendrils to grab hold of adjacent shrubs, structure and other supports to lift itself. White tepals in a shallow bowl shape with a fringe of purple and white filaments (the corona.) Beautifully intricate Maypop blooms are a spectacular sight. Southeastern Native that looks best in natural and informal surroundings. A little bit rowdy! Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly.

    By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

    Gardening facts about Passiflora incarnata plant

    How to Grow Passiflora incarnata

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white
      • lavender
      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • butterflies
      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • yellow
      • green

    • Flower Season

      • fall
      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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