Native passion flower vine -- exotic looking but home-grown
POSTED BY KIM — Earlier this summer we stacked a bunch of trellises in the parking lot just to make some room, and would you believe that a vine actually started growing on one of them? Say hello to Passiflora incarnata, the native passion flower vine.
Obviously if it’s growing wild in our parking lot — through *gravel* — this is one tough vine. Drought-tolerant once established with very deep roots, it might not be reliably hardy in St. Louis, since it’s mostly found in southern Missouri. But it’s easily grown from seed, and with some winter protection, may overwinter here.
It will also take some shade. Very fragrant, and a favorite with the butterflies.
The unsuspecting trellis
Those curling tendrils -- a passion flower vine giveaway
Look at that soil -- blek!
