Passiflora pallens
Pineland passionflower, pale passionvine
Passifloraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
vine
Size:
ft tall by 20+ ft ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,purple
Fruit Color:
green
Phenology:
Blooms spring through fall. The flowers close during the evening and open in late morning or early afternoon.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Use on trellis or scramble up a mature tree.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Pollinated by bees.
Does not seem to be as attractive for butterflies as its cousins P. incarnata and P. suberosa.
Wildlife eat the fruits.
Native Habitats:
Pineland hammocks and edges of forested wetlands.
