We have many beds on the property that have a lot of shade in them and have been planted by the previous owner with vinca. I was in the process of clearing one of these beds out and found this growing amongst the vines. Can anyone i.d. this for me? The leaves don't look quite right for a lutea to me. Thanks,
Annie
Is this a native vine?
Mark
Hard to say. A lot of this land is "untouched" and I find a lot of native plants on it. On the other hand, the previous owner was a gardener and planted things such as antique roses (not in this bed) and the periwinkle, and this is in a bed near the house so it is less untouched than the rest of the land, so she could have put something here.
feldermouse maybe?
it doesn't look right for fledermouse, I use to have that one. I sent the pic to a couple of friends, no word yet though.
Mark
Thanks everyone. I have emailed someone at the Native Plants Department at the University of Texas. One of the instructors came to our butterfly club meeting and made a presentation on passifloras. I will let you know if I hear back.
Annie
Mystery solved. This is the reply that I received from the Universityof Texas native plant specialist: " This is Passiflora affinis. It is a native passionflower and lots of butterflies like to eat it, I would definitely keep it around! It has no potential for invasiveness and has beautiful tiny yellow flowers. It will die back in the winter, but can get quite large in the meantime. "..I am so excited....
Annie
Oh, that one grows around here also. This is one that grew up into some cedars above an area that gets extra water draining through....at least, when it rains enough. This pic I took last year.
Thanks for the picture, Linda. It looks like it gets a lot of flowers and is that fruit that I see? Mine is in considerable shade so I wonder about the blooming potential.
Annie
Yes, that's the berries/fruit. Well, most of the plants I see around here are small and don't bloom much if at all. Maybe because we live in hills with caliche and rocks and very little soil...and many years there's not a lot of rain either. Last year it rained a lot during the summer...but it also had the advantage of a natural drainage. There's one in my yard that often is pretty much eaten by the Gulf Fritillary caterpillars every year. Occasionally it will bloom, however.
