First Passion Flower of the Season and Ever with Pics.

I went out this morning to check my plants as I do every morning and to my surprise I find a Passion Flower in half bloom. In my excitement I run over to see what I've got and EVEN more surprisingly I hear a pop and it suddenly springs open the rest of the way. Then slowly the anthers moved into place. It was AMAZING. I have never seen a flower open right in front of my eyes before, it was crazy, exciting, and beautiful. As you can tell, I'm very excited. Here are some pics of it, although they are with a phone camera so the quality is not that great.


Passion Flower1 ( photo / image / picture from FlowerFreak22's Garden )


Passion Flower2 ( photo / image / picture from FlowerFreak22's Garden )


Passion Flower3 ( photo / image / picture from FlowerFreak22's Garden )

 

That is gorgeous Jon! How amazing that you watched it open!

 

I know and something that I found odd is that the smell reminds me of boiled peanuts.

 

Boiled peanuts???

 

Yes, boiled peanuts, haha. Weird I know, but I went back a couple more times to smell and I just kept getting boiled peanuts with just a very very small hint of something sweet. Maybe my smeller is broken lol.

 

I've started my first passion flower plant this year. It's growing, but not nearly ready for blooms. I hope I'm as lucky as you can get to watch one of them right before my very eyes!

 

Mine are open too.They will pop open as you watch.It is my favorite climbing plant.I went out and smelled mine it doesn't smile like boiled peanuts but mine is a different color flower.Yours is what we called May Pops.

 

I just got a plant like this at the nursery, Does yours make fruit? I bought mine with one it, seems like cheating but I wanted to be sure it was the fruiting variety. My grandmother had a large vine of the non fruiting ones and they make me think of her.

 

That's a cool story Jon! I can tell it was really memorable for you. I'd love to witness something like that. It's a beautiful bloom too.

 

Glendann - Yes, it is a May Pops (Passiflora incarnata). The "pop" I heard would explain the name.

Featherphobia - Mine does produce fruit, but they are not edible as far as I know. I know there are other species that do produce fruit that are edible though.

 

No wonder you were excited FF, how wonderful to watch a flower opening before your eyes, and what a beauty it is. I thought I had lost my passion flower after the harsh winter we have had and I cut it back hard and was thrilled to see about four new shoots appearing.

 

Mine is edible the reason people get sick is if they eat a complete fruit as it is a sedative and you may over dose.You can buy it over the counter in the vitamin area as Passion Flower and Valerian (sp)Root its a Valium type herb.

 

It is a stunning flower. I love the purple ruff it is wearing, and how cool to see it opening. I don't have any in my garden, don't think I have the room, but I am very tempted as they are stunning.

 

EJ, if you do get some, I recommend some way of keeping them contained as they can become invasive. Maybe something like a six inch wide piece of metal or plastic around the plant to whatever width you want it to inhabit. But I do recommend them as they are a great climbing vine.