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For crucifixion symbolism, the passion flower has served admirably for over 500 years. Not just for American gardeners but Europeans worldwide. South American Jesuit missionaries in the early 1500s ...

Passiflora incarnata, or passion flower, was so named by 16th century Spanish explorers who thought the flower’s petals and sepals resembled Jesus Christ’s crown of thorns. There are about 500 species ...

Passiflora is a genus of beautiful plants commonly known as the passion flowers or passion vines. The most famous representative of this group is the passion fruit, favorite to many. Passiflora ...

Passion flowers, a prelude to passion fruit, have an astonishing look, unmatched by any other floral display. They have an extraterrestrial aspect and have been likened to alien spacecraft spinning in ...

One of the most popular food plants for butterfly enthusiasts is the passion vine. Not only does it attract butterflies, it also has exotic flowers that attract hummingbirds and pollinators. Passion ...

I have this plant growing in my flower bed in Huntsville. Where I grew up in Tuscaloosa County, it was called a maypop because it usually appeared late spring or early summer and produced a small ...

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Could anything be more alluring than a passion flower, with its exposed organs and gaudy corolas? Passion vine blossoms are the showgirls of the late summer Houston garden. They remind me of Can-Can ...

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