PASSION FLOWER: Passion flowers are exotic looking topical plants that can actually be grown in much milder areas. There are many different passion flower plants. Some passion flowers are vines, some produce edible fruits. The genus Passiflora contains over 400 species. The name 'Passion' Flower comes from Spanish Christian missionaries who adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion.
Nowhere will you find this mixture! All are easy to grow and are fascinating in their own right and quite spectacular.
Hardy in zones 7-11. In cooler areas can be grown as annuals or patio plants, outside in the summer and indoors in the winter. They also do great as house plants in a sunny window.
Varieties vary with the season.