Passiflora: The Passion Flowers

flowers · vines · tropical

Over 550 species. There are about 550 different types of passiflora plants around the world, each with its own unique flower design and colors.

Climbing vines. Passiflora plants are vines that climb and curl around trees and structures using special twisted tendrils, reaching high into the canopy.

Butterfly magnets. These flowers feed butterfly caterpillars, especially the beautiful Heliconius butterflies, making passiflora plants super important in tropical gardens.

Alien-looking flowers. The flowers have wild, spiky crowns in the center and come in brilliant colors like purple, red, pink, and white that look almost magical.

Yummy passion fruit. Some passiflora species grow passion fruit, a tasty wrinkly fruit inside that's filled with sweet, juicy seeds you can eat.