Passiflora incarnata (Purple Passion Flower)

Purple Passion Flower, Maypop (Passiflora incarnata) 

Currently dormant

Height, Spread: 15-20 ft, 3-6 ft

Water/Soil: Moist-occasionally dry, well-drained, most soil types

Light: Full sun-part shade

Bloom: Spring-summer, striking white flowers crowned with purple/blue filaments

Native Range: Eastern & Central North America, Bermuda

Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Host plant, Wildlife resource, Deer resistant, Drought resistant

Notes: Perennial climbing vine commonly found in woodland edges, open areas, and along riverbanks in the wild. Attractive to pollinators (including hummingbirds) and is the host plant for the Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), the Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), and the Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia). Its fruits are eaten by songbirds, small mammals, and occasionally large mammals (including humans!) Best used trailing on a fence, wall, arbor, or trellis.