Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Southeast
Purple Passionflower Passiflora incarnata Family: Passifloraceae Plant Characteristics: Perennial twining vine to 15 feet or more in length; large leaves are dark green and have three lobes; solitary lavender flowers are large and highly intricate. USDA Hardiness Zone: 6b–9b Bloom Period: Late spring through early fall Growing Conditions: Full sun or partial shade, average moisture, and well-drained soil Attracts: Butterflies, bees, flies, and other pollinators Notes: Purple passionflower is a must-have for any wildlife garden in the Southeast. It is a fast-growing, twining, spreading vine that can be easily trained up a trellis, fence, or grown as a groundcover. Highly ornamental, the vine features dark-green foliage and sizable, eye-catching fringed flowers that draw in bees, butterflies, and other insect pollinators. It spreads by root suckers, forming small colonies. Also called maypop, plants produce a large, rounded fruit with edible pulp; a different species of passionflower, found in South America, is commercially grown for passion fruit.
| Autor: | Daniels, Jaret C. |
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| ISBN: | 9781647550363 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Ingram Publishers Services |
| Veröffentlicht: | 06.04.2021 |
| Schlagworte: | Florida Georgia Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Southeastern & South Atlantic States Tennessee Virginia West Virginia |
Jaret C. Daniels, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Entomology at the University of Florida and Director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History, specializing in insect ecology and conservation. He has authored numerous scientific papers, popular articles, and books on wildlife conservation, insects, and butterflies, including butterfly field guides for Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Michigan. He is also the author of Vibrant Butterflies: Our Favorite Visitors to Flowers and Gardens; Backyard Bugs: An Identification Guide to Common Insects, Spiders, and More; and Our Love of Bees. Jaret lives in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife, Stephanie.