Passiflora incarnata

passionflower, Maypops

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 6-18'
Flowers: Jun.-Sept.; purple and white
Fruit: Sept.-Oct.; yellow; fleshy

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

open, cultivated fields, rocky slopes, thin woods, roadsides, fencerows, and thickets

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States:

Wildlife

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Notes

herbaceous vine; large fleshy berry edible; fragrant

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1409.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004