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Passifloraceae
Maypop
Passiflora incarnata
Faith and passion.
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 6-25 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy to loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The common name 'maypop' comes from the loud popping sound the hollow fruits make when stepped on.
- Spanish missionaries named the passionflower because they saw symbols of Christ's Passion in its flower parts: the corona as the crown of thorns, the five stamens as five wounds, and the three stigmas as three nails.
- It is the hardiest passionflower species and can survive temperatures down to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit when dormant.
- The fruit is edible with a sweet-tart tropical flavor and was a favorite food of the Cherokee, who called it 'ocoee.'
- Passionflower extract is approved in Germany as a sedative herbal medicine for nervous restlessness and insomnia.
Color meanings
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faith
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passion
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crucifixion symbolism
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spiritual devotion