Purple Passionflower

Purple Passionflower
(Passiflora incarnata)

Length:

• Up to 20 feet

Bloom:

• May to August

Classification:

• Native
• Perennial
• Vine

Sun:

• Full sun to part sun

Soil moisture:

• Dry to moist

Provides food for:

• Native bees (flowers)
• Butterflies (flowers)
• Hummingbirds (flowers, insects)
• Caterpillars (foliage)
• Songbirds (caterpillars and other insects)

Notes:

• Caterpillars of the gulf fritillary butterfly depend on purple passionflowers as their only host plant.
• Fruit is edible and was an important food source for indigenous cultures.
• Will die completely back to the ground in the winter, but will come back from the roots in the spring.
• Can spread by root suckers.

Native Range:

Relevant Backyard Ecology Resources:

Passionflower