Passiflora pallens
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9B
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Pineland Passionflower, Pale Passionvine
Passifloraceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | ft tall by 20+ ft ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,purple | |
| Fruit Color: | Green | |
| Phenology: | Blooms spring through fall. The flowers close during the evening and open in late morning or early afternoon. | |
| Habitats: | Pineland hammocks and edges of forested wetlands. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Use on trellis or scramble up a mature tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Wildlife eat the fruits.
Pollinated by bees.
Does not seem to be as attractive for butterflies as its cousins P. incarnata and P. suberosa.