Perennial vine for full sun
Passiflora incarnata  
Wide spreading vine
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Spacing 3’-6’

HABIT:  Large, deeply cut leaves, climbs quickly by tendrils. Blooms almost all summer with spectacular purple and white flowers. Native from East Texas to Florida. The introduced varieties also have dramatic flowers, but most are not winter hardy.

CULTURE:  Easy, any soil, drought tolerant. Dies to the ground each winter but returns in spring.

USES:  Summer climbing vine, flower display.

PROBLEMS:  Can spread and be seriously invasive.