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Bracted Passionflower Vine

Passiflora Affinis

Passionflower

About This Plant

A native vine with small, intricately structured green flowers. The fruits are attractive to birds, who plant it along fencelines and underneath common hedge plants in northern San Antonio — luckily, because this passionflower is very uncommon in the nursery trade. Homeowners are often unaware of its presence, but passion flower is the larval food source for the silvery-orange Gulf Fritillary butterfly, which makes a big splash in the summer garden. Its caterpillars look spiky but they are harmless; let them munch away if you want loads of butterflies.

Origins: Central Texas

Maintenance

None required; expect it to freeze back in winter.

An endemic Texas passionflower.

Min. Height: 3

Max Height: 6 feet

Min. Width: 1

Max Width: 6 feet

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