What is this flower?
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Shira
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I found this really cool looking flower growing on a fence in my neighborhood. I would love to what it is, does anyone recognize it?
23 answers
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Passionflower/vine
Rhett
on Apr 26, 2015
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I agree. Purple Passionflower. It's also known as a maypop flower.
Melinda Mobley
on Apr 26, 2015
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passion flower
Tammy
on Apr 26, 2015
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Wow, 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!
Ivylore
on Apr 26, 2015
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not 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?
Kathy Lemay
on Apr 26, 2015
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Its 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.
Jennie Lawson Leake
on Apr 26, 2015
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Thanks for all the info!
Shira
on Apr 26, 2015
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Passion 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. :(
Marla Rafuse
on Apr 28, 2015
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You 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.
Jenlyn
on Apr 28, 2015
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The 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.
Nita Jones
on Apr 28, 2015
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We 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!
Dallas
on Apr 29, 2015
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Yes, 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.
Terry
on May 03, 2015
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Last 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.
Sherrie S
on Jul 05, 2015
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It 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.
Juanita Mccanne
on Jul 06, 2015
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How long before it produces the flower. Mine plant is a year old.
Sherrie S
on Jul 07, 2015
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If 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.
Juanita Mccanne
on Jul 08, 2015
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Oh joy - my first passion flower.
Sherrie S
on Sep 09, 2015
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I 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!
Kjhawkins
on Sep 09, 2015
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@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.
Sherrie S
on Sep 13, 2015
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Passion fruit flower
Livia
on Sep 13, 2015
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Thank you everyone for helping me identify this flower as a passion fruit!
Shira
on Nov 30, 2015
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Not 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.
Terry
on Dec 12, 2015
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I think it is Passionfruit.
Bet5212856
on Mar 22, 2016
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