Passiflora Unbound

Vines scare me.  Let’s face it: they are high-maintenance, hyperactive stranglers just waiting to invade your siding or your neighbor’s yard.  But I love them just the same. 

A few years ago, I was browsing at Bramble Wood Nursery, one of my favorite vendors at the State Farmer’s Market, and spotted passiflora incarnata “Incense.”  It was not on my shopping list, and I had nowhere to put it.  But the lone flower in bloom on that deceptively small plant was so striking that I gave in.  For years I kept it confined to a pot, afraid of what might happen if I planted it in the ground. Now it’s free, and it’s making me nervous. 

Passiflora incarnata, also known as Maypop

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