Tennessee Smart Yards Native Plants
A comprehensive database of Tennessee native plants
Yellow Passion-flower, Small Passion-flower
Yellow Passion-flower, Small Passion-flowerPassiflora luteaPart shade; medium to moderately dry moisture level; grows best on limestone-based, sandy or sandy loam, well-drained soils but tolerates clay soil; ? pH.Tops out at 10 feet height; blooms mid to late summer with pale yellowish green flowers; dark-purple fruit.Growth Rate: ?Maintenance: MinimalPropagation: ?Native Region: StatewideDainty, showy vine with attractive foliage. Leaves turn a pleasant yellow in fall. This is a perennial, herbaceous vine that dies back to the ground each winter. Easy to grow. Can be weedy. Major food plant for several species of butterfly larvae.vine;sun/shade;medium;clay |
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