Passiflora suberosa
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Corkystem Passion-flower
Passifloraceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Vine | |
| Size: | To about 15 ft | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,green | |
| Fruit Color: | Black | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms late spring to summer. | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Grow on a trellis or let climb a tree. Can also be used as a groundcover. Flowers are small but attractive. Blooms all year. Grown primarily as a larval host plant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed (slow to sprout) and root division. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Circum-neutral to calcareous. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Animals eat the fruits. | |
| Insects: | Larval host for Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) and Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charitonius) butterflies. Pollinated by bees. | |
| Native Habitats: | Pinelands, hammocks, shell middens. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| Ethnobotany: | Fruits said to be edible. | |
| General Comments: | In some parts of the world, this is an invasive species. In Florida, it is well behaved. |