Passiflora, also known as passion flowers, passionflowers, granadilla, grenadilla, maracuja, granadiglia, passiflora azzurra, fiore della passione, passionaria, pasiflora, passiflore, fleur de la passion, passiflore bleue, blaue passionsblume, pasifloro, زهرة العاطفة, passionera, flor de la passió, گل ساعت, passionsblomst, grenadilo, flôr di passion, mburukuja, maracujá, fior 'd pasiòn, and passionsblomma! Passiflora Online is an unrivalled source of knowledge about Passiflora species and Passiflora hybrids. Most Passion flower species are climbing vines thought to have originated in either the cooler mountains or the much hotter tropical rain forest of Central America. To survive & reproduce in these very competitive environments many Passionflower species grow quickly using their tendrils to climb up trees, a very few have adapted becoming trees themselves, to reach the forest canopy & full sun, at which time the trailing stems begin to flower. To attract pollinators, such as bees, moths, butterflies, bats & hummingbirds to them rather than to other plants, Passion flower species have evolved a wide variety, made wider by our man made passion flower hybrids, of stunning colourful flowers, often perfumed, with additional sweet nectar glands on leaves, petioles & sometimes bracts. In addition the passion fruit, which must be eaten to spread the plant over a wide area, contain a juice with a unique aromatic taste & smell which is very attractive to many animals and birds. |
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