This looks like one of my passion flower plants. It is a vine. If it is something good I want to try and root it. I found it in a field.
Found in the Wild..Passion Flower??
one more photo.
It certainly looks like passion vine to me.
I believe it is Passiflora incarnata one of the native passion flowers.
http://wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=12421
Oh wow... What a gorgeous flower. Will try to root it. Any helpful tips??
It might work in water, but you could try rooting one piece in soil, be sure that at least one node is below soil level.
They are tender to cold weather so you might want to keep them in the house or greenhouse until spring.
Josephine.
It looks like Maypop. I have them all over my yard. You really want to get some of the roots instead of the leaves. Cut the roots into 6 inch segments and plant them this winter. They will pop up around April and grow at an alarming rate. The flower will be similar to Passi Incense but not as showy. They will create fruit that gets up to 3-4 inches and has the taste of sour Pineapple but a bit bland.
The plant freezes back every year but comes back in spring. The roots are hard to -10 degrees.
Enjoy!
I'll try both methods. Fingers crossed. Thank you for your help.
Alarming is an accurate description. I rooted one in water but it was in early spring. Not sure how it work now.
C
Mine were covered with gulf fritillary caterpillars this year.
LOL I would not know as I pulled all of mine. They grew into every nearby garden bed and into the grass. I keep a couple in a pots now. I had a lot less butterflies overall this year. Next year I hope there is more rain and more life in my back yard.
Have you tried eating the fruit?
C
Use: as a fresh fruit, cold drink, jelly. not very nutritious, but the RIPE fruits can be eaten fresh. As a drink-simmer 5 min, strain, add lemon and sugar, chill. for jelly, simmer, strain, add as much sugar as juice, add pectin.
Let them drop to the ground and then let them sit on the counter for a few days while they shrivel up. Dont eat them straight off the vine unless they are already shriveling.
Haven't tried it, but Dr. Oz recommends passion flower drops as a deterrent to depression. Says it contributes to an overall feeling of well-being.
The flowers are a sedative.