passion flower

     

About 500 species, incluing: Passiflora alata Passiflora ampullacea Passiflora andina Passiflora anfracta Passiflora brachyantha Passiflora caerulea Passiflora deltoifolia Passiflora discophora Passiflora edulis Passiflora eggersii Passiflora foetida Passiflora harlingii Passiflora hirtiflora Passiflora incarnata Passiflora indecora Passiflora jamesonii Passiflora jatunsachensis Passiflora kermesina Passiflora ligularis Passiflora linda Passiflora loxensis Passiflora lutea Passiflora luzmarina Passiflora monadelpha Passiflora montana Passiflora palenquensis Passiflora quadrangularis Passiflora reflexiflora Passiflora roseorum Passiflora sanctae-barbarae Passiflora smilacifolia Passiflora sodiroi Passiflora sprucei Passiflora subpurpurea Passiflora tarminiana Passiflora telesiphe Passiflora trochlearis Passiflora tripartita Passiflora tulae Passiflora vitifolia Passiflora zamorana

Trivia about passion flower

  • A good plant for bright windowsills is the passiflora caerulea, better known as this "flower"
  • This blossom is often used to symbolize events in the last hours of Christ's life, hence its name