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The passion flower is a perennial vine with lacy, twining foliage and large showy flowers. Very hardy, native to eastern US. Freezes back to the ground in winter but vigorously grows from the ground annually. Flowers and fruits each season. Flowers are lemon-musk scented. Light green fruits have a tart apricot flavor and can be made into a delicious drink with the unmistakable passion fruit flavor. (re; Hawaiian Punch) Eat whole when they are "fall into your hand" ripe. Leaves can be cooked or eaten raw in salad. Best to plant where it can be contained, because it will come up away from itself. Native Bumble Bee is the best pollinator. Zones 6-8.

Plant Characteristics
Pest Resistance	Excellent
Disease Resistance	Very Good
Drought Tolerance	Good
Heat Tolerance	Very Good
Humidity Tolerance	Very Good
Sun Tolerance	Very Good
Wet Soil Tolerance	Poor
Shade Tolerance	Good
No Spray	Excellent
Salt Tolerance	Very Good
Fun for Kids	Very Good
Deer Resistance	Fair
Thorns	No
Plant Type	Vine
Soil Type	Adaptable
Edible Type	Fruit
Self Fertile	No
this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, comments/opinions are always welcome

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(Passiflora incarnata)

Beautiful climbing vines with striking flowers. They begin blooming in June and July and continue until hard frost. Increasingly popular grown on trellises, fences, or arbors.

Also known as MAYPOP, attractive, hardy perennial vine native to the Eastern US. Freezes to the ground in the winter and re-grows, flowers, and bears a tasty fruit the next season.

The oval or round, 2" diameter fruits produced in late summer have a leathery rind and a yellowish, juicy, aromatic flesh of tart but delightful flavor. The fruits are eaten fresh or sued for juices and sherbets.

Water vines during dry spells that may occur when they are growing actively.

We don't have much on fertilizing passion vines but the Hawaiian Agricultural Extension Service recommends use of a 10-5-20 fertilizer in that state, where all soils lack nitrogen. In other areas you can use a fertilizer with lower nitrogen content. In Hawaii they give each young plant, soon after planting, 4 cups of fertilizer; and make a second application of the same size six to eight weeks later. In our area we don't fertilize at all.

Native passion fruit vines will pop up from the ground away from the mother plant. These plants can cause problems if they come up say in your asparagus bed. So... plant your vine in an area that may have lawn close by or some other type deterrent so the vine won't spread where you don't want it to go.