In Angie`s Garden - The Passion Flower
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
September 13, 2017 1:07pm CST
I remember walking through the woods on one of my first hunting trips many, many years ago and stepping on something hidden in the grass and they would make a loud " POP" I would just freeze, because hunting you did not make any noise. I was told that`s a "May pop" look for them and don`t step on them.
Now to today, I moved to this wild place in the woods and began to explore and when I seen the most beautiful flower I ever seen before I whipped out the camera and took tons of photos. When I found out this flower belonged to the may pop I was stunned.
So I did what anyone would do, I kept them and did not mow down that spot, every year they appear to give me a show of their beauty. But what I did not know is how they are used in the medicinal world.
The flower tops and the dried fruits are used as a sedative and pain killer.Still to this day companies use this flower in its pain relievers.
I love having a drug store growing wild on this property.
The passionflower grows in the South and southeastern USA.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
15 Sep 17
@andriaperry Kindred Spirits 
I love to research plants, flowers, trees and herbs.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Sep 17
@Ithink I love to read it, take the book with me and go out into the woods to find it.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Sep 17
I am studying the sweet gum tree too.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
14 Sep 17
@andriaperry That is a blessing. I am trying to get back to the ways I used to be. I used to always pay attention to the flowers and things around me and tried to learn about them. I just need to take the time and relearn
I used to hunt and fish all the time. I can still help cut up an elk or deer anytime but there is still a lot that I want to know about.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Sep 17
@velvet53 I too will help clean a deer and process it at home, since I want to get as much off the grid as I can, I will learn and try what God had given me free, plus with the books I know what an how much to use for meds.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
14 Sep 17
They are beautiful! But would it be safe to eat one if you had a headache?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Sep 17
I am sure the flower is dried, ground and taken in a certain amount. For a headache I would recommend willow bark also known as aspirin.
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@rebelann (111309)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 17
I can't see killin another house plant @andriaperry if it grows outside I do fine.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Sep 17
They might by seed, or order the plant. You would have to keep it inside probably.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Sep 17
No wonder I've never seen one.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Sep 17
I love the flower so much that I dug up two and planted them into pots and put them on the deck so I could see them daily.
@RasmaSandra (73807)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Sep 17
WOW that is a beautiful flower and it is marvelous that it has health benefits too.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Sep 17
I agree, this is my favorite flower, and the white daisy.
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