As a native plant, cross vine has a big advantage - it's easy to grow, hardy, tolerates the heat, has a low water requirement, and can grow in both full sun and part shade. It's in the same family as trumpet creeper (Bignoniaceae), and the flowers are very similar - trumpet-shaped, 2" long tubular, and bright orange-red/yellow. Cross vine is …
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How to Grow Purple Passionflower – Native Vine for Butterflies
Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), also known as maypop, is a relatively quick-growing, perennial, herbaceous vine in the Passifloraceae family. You can find this native vine growing throughout the Southeast from Texas to Kansas, up to Pennsylvania, and down to Florida. In the southeastern U.S., I’ve often seen it growing naturally in …
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