5 Most Beautiful Passion Flowers

Passiflora (passion flower) is an evergreen climber with beautiful and exotic looking flowers. Early explorers and missionaries of Christianity used the intricate parts of this flower to tell the story of the death of Jesus.

1.Passiflora Incarnate Maypop

Maypop is a 4 inches passion flower with pink and purple petals. The petals and sepals are fringed and slightly wavy. It appears yearly in summer and early fall and lasts for about a week. The leaves have 3 lobes and smooth margins.

2.Passiflora Alata

Alata is a highly fragrant Passiflora with red curved petals and a prominent fringed corona in purple and white stripes. Its leaves are long and bright green in colour. Its egg shaped, yellow fruit is highly prized by the local people.

3.Passiflora Caerulea

Caerulea is called the king of Passiflora. This white flower is about 10 cm in diameter and is surmounted by a corona of violet filaments. It has deeply lobed dark green leaves that are spread like a hand.

4.Passiflora Purple Tiger

Purple Tiger is a huge crimson red flower with purple and white corona filaments which are wavy towards the tips. It is a hybrid between Passiflora Ruby Glow and Passiflora Quadrangular.

5.Passiflora Vitifolia

Passiflora vitifolia is native to Southern and North Western America. It is a brilliant reddish orange flower with bright red filaments.

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