Not the best picture but interesting
Aug 18, 2019 10:46:37 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
Another flower I saw yesterday at the Lake Granbury Master Gardners garden.
This plant was growing as a vine and didn't open till late morning. Never saw one before so thought I would post it and see how many recognize it.
This plant was growing as a vine and didn't open till late morning. Never saw one before so thought I would post it and see how many recognize it.
Jim, don't know the name but love the photo.
Greg
Aug 18, 2019 16:11:02 #
They are definitely passion flowers, and here in Florida, Zebra Longwing butterflies absolutely love them.
Aug 18, 2019 16:11:09 #
Aug 18, 2019 23:44:16 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
Thanks Donna, Looks like others are saying the common name for it is Passion Flower, but Maypops is ok with me too.
Passion Flower is the common name indeed, Jim. I think 'maypop' is the common name given to the native variety.
Aug 19, 2019 09:24:39 #
Aug 19, 2019 15:29:34 #
Wow. Jim-Pops posts a photo of a Maypop blossom! Passion flower it is - a pretty interesting plant, and a nice image of it, too. It is from the genus Passiflora which has 550 species, 13 of which occur in the U.S., but only two are very widespread and common - Passiflora incarnata which is what I think you have in your image, and Passiflora lutea, a less showy species. I am reading that it is the Tennessee state wildflower and that the Ocoee River and valley are named for the Cherokee word for the plant. We don't see it in Michigan, but I see that the range map extends into southern Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.
Mike
Mike
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