Texas Gardening: Glad I did not yank out this vine, 1 by Allwild

Allwild wrote:
I guess I'll just leave the P. lutea be; sounds like the flowers will be cute when they do show up.

This P. incarnata grows all over but not too close to the house where it really makes a problem for me. Last year it vined itself all over the blackberry bushes. I never saw the inside of the ripened fruit because the deer got to it first; they really seem to like it (and the blackberries).

I like the story of how the passion flower got it's name; that the beautifully shaped flower with its' amazing inner geometry reminded early missionaries of the crucifixion of Christ-known as his Passion.

The flowers are also edible and used in herbal medicine.