Canopy Roads of South Georgia

Passion flower

Now that it's the dead of winter, let's look at a summer flower:

Passion flower, Passiflora incarnata
Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia
Picture by John S. Quarterman, 5 July 2010.

Here it is on its vine:

-jsq

Passion Flower

Found in the woods, 2 August 2009:

Picture by Gretchen Quarterman.

More pictures, from last year.

More about Passiflora incarnata.

Passionflower

Found in the woods on 12 June 2008:

Here's one just opening on 4 June:

There are still a few blooming. The flowers look nice on the plant, but don't last if you pick them.

Many of them have already made fruits. I hear you can eat those.