Native to warmer regions in North, Central and South America, passion flowers are impossible to ignore. Wherever they are grown, their unusual blooms take on an otherworldly quality, and during summer ...

Quite a few years ago, I bought a passion flower at Country Market Nursery. Usually it flowers about once a year. During the warm months it sits on the railing of my deck in partial sun. I bring it ...

Passion vines (Passiflora sprucei) are one of the most beautiful vines you can plant in your garden not only for yourself but for three of Florida’s most abundant butterflies: zebra, gulf fritillary ...

One of the most popular food plants for butterfly enthusiasts is the passion vine. Not only does it attract butterflies, it also has exotic flowers that attract hummingbirds and pollinators. Passion ...

Q: I’m going on my fourth season, and I can’t get our passion flower to bloom. We have vines galore. I’ve adjusted soil pH, fertilized, watered, trellised and not a sign of a bloom. Any ideas? It gets ...

My yard has been blessed with butterflies all summer. There’s something special about these insects, as evidenced by their popularity in greeting cards, jewelry and tattoos. Is it because they are so ...

Where there is limited space on the ground for plants or an unsightly view that needs screening, vines are the solution. Mascagnia or butterfly vine has yellow flowers that are followed by light-green ...

Summer-flowering vines add so much to the landscape: They can cover arbors and pergolas to provide shade, fill in lattice fences and help with privacy, and make chain-link fences more attractive.