babylonsister.......

[Gato Moteado]

....SHAKE IT!

ah, i love steely dan.

but i digress.....

eat your heart out sis. i have these passifloras growing:


P. edulis


P. quadrangularis


P. ligularis


P. mollissima


and they produce these delicious fruits:

P. edulis


P. quadrangularis


P. ligularis


P. mollissima


pm me when your jealosy wears off and we'll figure out a way to get seeds to you! they all grow very easily from seeds. they're tropical but if you protect them on the coldest nights in houston, you should be able to make perrenials out of them. they do great in florida.

[murray hill farm]

1. Wow!!!

Those are really, really beautiful. Great pics too.

[Gato Moteado]

2. well....i didnt take the photos

...i just grabbed them off the web.

but the flowers are beautiful and the fruits these plants produce are tasty.

[Lisa0825]

3. Great pics!

I was thinking about planting some myself, because I heard they attract bees and butterflies, but I read that they were quite invasive. Have you had any trouble with that?

[Gato Moteado]

4. some species can be aggressive.....

for example P. foetidae took over my yard in austin. and i've seen P. incense take over fencelines in tx as well.

but where i'm living now i have a lot of property and so much biodiversity that no one species really can ever get much of a stronghold. i invite these particular passifloras to get as aggressive as they can because that just means more food for me and the toucans and monkeys.