Do you know what this plant is?
By coolseeds
@coolseeds (3919)
United States
5 responses
@Julia3269 (217)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I knew that plant but could not think of the name to save my life. I knew it was a flowering vine with a quirky name. Finally my last brain cell fired up-
Purple Passion Flower! Got some growing near me. here's a link... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora
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@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Bravo. Well close enough. =)
It is Passiflora caerulea. The Blue Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata is the purple passionflower.
It looks crazy. It was my 1st Passiflora.
I really like 'Lady Margaret' It is similar to this passion flower but it is RED with a little white ring in the center.
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@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Let me warn you guys about this vine before you get it.
If you plant it directly in the ground without any it will grow every where. EVERYWHERE. LOL.
If you decide to grow it as with a lot of other Passiflora plant them in a larger pot. Then plant the pot directly in the ground to confine the runners. They will grow up instead of out & give you a denser looking vine.
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@Julia3269 (217)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Wheee! I'l take close enough! Sometimes it's hard to get closer with all the hybrids, varieties, cultivars, etc.
coolseeds, it does grow EVERYWHERE! That's one reason I did not choose it for my gardening/landscape endeavors. The one near me is at the fairground growing up a 10 ft high chain link fence...and over the fence...and up the building. haha
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@enchantedleppard (1540)
• United States
18 Mar 07
CS- Does it have a scent? Can I start it from seeds?
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@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
18 Mar 07
Yes it has a scent but not much. It also produces fruit with edible pulp. However it is full of seeds.
It is a great pollinator for your other Passiflora species to produce hybrids.
Yes it can be easily grown from seed.
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@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
17 Mar 07
=( sorry to hear that. It is a very beautiful flower from one of my plants. I will post a smaller one in my profile so you can see it slick.
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@silvermoonmyst (943)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Not columbine, i grow it, also grows here wild.
That looks like a Star Gentian, which is very pritty flower. Although the leaves make me think Lupin, its deff not a lupin lol.
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@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Nope not lupin. Where do you live that this flower grows wild? It can live in zone 6 or above however a different variety is usually found wild.
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@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I have seen it 4 or 5 times before.
I was thinking Columbine.
Thats not it though. Amazing beautiful flower.
I want to grow some of em , whatever they are.
Very spectacular flower.
@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
17 Mar 07
It is not columbine. Columbine has long flower spikes. I can't describe Columbine's flower although it is beautiful.
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