You may have walked along fences or trellises and notice a green climbing vine with exotic lavender and white blossoms that look more tropical than Texan. That vine is the Maypop Passion Vine ...

Last May I purchased my first passion vine in hopes of supporting generations of caterpillars along my fence. During the 2019 warm season, I did just that. But this year the vine is climbing up to my ...

Q: I knew I had a native passion vine growing on my fence in the natural area of my yard. This summer I noticed that it produced a fruit. Is this passion fruit? Can I eat it? A: You are growing the ...

My yard has been blessed with butterflies all summer. There’s something special about these insects, as evidenced by their popularity in greeting cards, jewelry and tattoos. Is it because they are so ...

Passion vines (Passiflora sprucei) are one of the most beautiful vines you can plant in your garden not only for yourself but for three of Florida’s most abundant butterflies: zebra, gulf fritillary ...

“What is that?” It’s a common question heard from visitors to the Santa Monica Community Gardens. It could be about a towering stalk of collard greens or an artichoke blooming into what it wants to ...

I have this plant growing in my flower bed in Huntsville. Where I grew up in Tuscaloosa County, it was called a maypop because it usually appeared late spring or early summer and produced a small ...

Incense Passion Flower has 3-4 inch deep purple blooms. One of the hardiest passion vines. The Incense Passion Flower has deep purple 3-4" blooms that are fragrant. It is a fast-growing herbaceous ...

Many gardeners say that vines are the best plants yet, to give their homes an air of tropical living by using them to cover ...