What is this flower?
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Rhett on Apr 26, 2015Passionflower/vineHelpful Reply
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Melinda Mobley on Apr 26, 2015I agree. Purple Passionflower. It's also known as a maypop flower.Helpful Reply
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Tammy on Apr 26, 2015passion flowerHelpful Reply
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Ivylore on Apr 26, 2015Wow, beautiful- so, is it a perennial? I live in Michigan and am wondering if it would survive our winters- but I see you're from New York!Helpful Reply
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Kathy Lemay on Apr 26, 2015not to wise on planting flower's, so could you please tell me if this is a vine type flower that you need a trilles or are there two types of passion flower's?Helpful Reply
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Jennie Lawson Leake on Apr 26, 2015Its a vine and will grow along the ground but in the wild you usually find it growing up small trees and shrubs. it is a perennial and grows wild here in South Carolina.Helpful Reply
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Shira on Apr 26, 2015Thanks for all the info!Helpful Reply
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Marla Rafuse on Apr 28, 2015Passion flowers are so beautiful. I tried to grow one here (northern Ontario) as a potted plant during the summer but it didn't do well. I had planned to put it outside during the summer and bring it in for the winter; unfortunately it didn't make it to the end of summer. :(Helpful Reply
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Jenlyn on Apr 28, 2015You must be careful with this plant as it will take over a flower bed running everywhere. It is a beautiful flower and does very well in a big pot.Helpful Reply
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Nita Jones on Apr 28, 2015The maypop or purple passionflower is the Tennessee state wildflower. The botanical name is passiflora incarnate. I like to grow them under some small trees and let them climb the branches and they are pretty blooming there. They usually come back each year in this area - and Jenlyn is right - it can get invasive but it's easy to pull up the extras. There is also a cultivated form (but I can't remember the name) that years ago I had in a large pot on a trellis and had to bring indoors each winter - the bloom was very similar, but it finally died.Helpful Reply
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Dallas on Apr 29, 2015We had one of those vines growing wild on our fence in FL. Remember thinking (as a kid) that it must be a flower from another planet, lol. Yes, a passionflower vine. It took over the whole chain link fence in the back yard , next to bottle flower bush. Loved the passionflower, not so much with the bottlebrush as it attracked a lot of bees!Helpful Reply
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Terry on May 03, 2015Yes, it is a type of passion flower but not all of them produce fruit. They grow best on a trellis but grow rapidly and can become invasive. They attract a type of huge black moth (I forget the name of it) but the moth does not harm the plant.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Jul 05, 2015Last year I was given this plant and I put on next to a huge trellis which it took over in a few weeks. I moved it to my backyard next to a 40 ft tree which it is moving up on quite quickly. I'm looking forward to seeing a flower. I hope it doesn't damage the tree.Helpful Reply
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Juanita Mccanne on Jul 06, 2015It is definitely a passiflora. They can grow several feet per year, and if happy, perhaps up to a foot or more a month. Make sure they have a heavy duty support system so they don't tear it down.Comparable to a wisteria, they grow big and heavy.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Jul 07, 2015How long before it produces the flower. Mine plant is a year old.Helpful Reply
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Juanita Mccanne on Jul 08, 2015If it gets full sun, it should flower the first year. If less than full sun, it may need to have the tree canopy thinned to allow enough light to produce flowers.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Sep 09, 2015Oh joy - my first passion flower.Helpful Reply
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Kjhawkins on Sep 09, 2015I have one in Texas that I planted from a seed packet labeled as Moonflower, which it definitely was not. It is beautiful but unfortunately, because of its origins, most species of passion flower plant can’t survive harsh winters in the United States, and I almost lost mine last year. There are a few varieties that will survive up to USDA plant hardiness zone 5, however most varieties will grow in Zones 7-10. Because they are vines, the best place for growing passion flowers is along a trellis or fence. The tops will be killed off during winter, but if you mulch heavily, your passion flower plant will return with new shoots in the spring. Since growing passion flowers can reach 20 feet in a single season, this die back will help keep the vine under control. Attaching a photo of mine this spring...blooms during the daylight, closes toward the evening. Beautiful!Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Sep 13, 2015@kjhawkins This plant grew so fast I put it under a huge tree and it is climbing all over and around it. I have 2 acres so I put it toward the back of the yard where it has plenty of room and sunshine, too. It really is beautiful.Helpful Reply
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Livia on Sep 13, 2015Passion fruit flowerHelpful Reply
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Shira on Nov 30, 2015Thank you everyone for helping me identify this flower as a passion fruit!Helpful Reply
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Terry on Dec 12, 2015Not all of them bare fruit. The one I had did not and it grew so much it almost took over! If you have this kind be sure to prune it to keep it in check. The blossoms can be cut with a bit of stem then you can float them in water on a table top for a nice display.Helpful Reply
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Bet5212856 on Mar 22, 2016I think it is Passionfruit.Helpful Reply
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