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Passiflora incarnata
Maypop (Purple Passionflower)
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- Category:Vine
- Hardiness Zone:5-9
- Height:6-8 ft
- Spread:3-6 ft
- Bloom Color: Purple Shades, White Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
This rapid grower is a climbing vine that thrives best on trellises, arbors, walls, or fences. Dark green leaves have unique, showy, and fragrant, purple and white flowers. Edible fruits, called maypops, can be eaten off the vine or used in jellies.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Passiflora incarnata
Plant in average, medium, well-drained soil with exposure to full sun or part shade. This hardy passion flower is drought-tolerant but appreciates a layer of loose mulch to protect its roots. It spreads by root suckers, making it effective for covering large areas in optimal conditions.