Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata L.

Passion-flower family

Plant Type

Vine, Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

25.0 feet

Flower Color

Pink, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Agraulis vanillae, Agraulis vanillae incarnata, Agraulis vanillae nigrior, Araulis vanillae, Dryas iulia, Euptoieta claudia, Sabulodes caberata

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.