Passion flower “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is an old adage that everybody understands to mean that the outer appearance of something may not be wholly indicative of what’s inside. This is ...

For crucifixion symbolism, the passion flower has served admirably for over 500 years. Not just for American gardeners but Europeans worldwide. South American Jesuit missionaries in the early ...

Native Americans applied passion flower topically to boils, and drank infusions for liver health and as a blood tonic. Other tribes consumed the edible fruit of passion flower, whole or juiced.

The passion fruit flower has five stamens, which represent the five wounds in the crucifixion of Christ. Its Latin genus name, Passiflora, means “passion” in English.

The passion fruit leaves are used in many countries as medicines. The flower of passion fruit has a mild sedative and can help to induce sleep.

Two years ago I planted a passion flower (Passiflora caerulea). This year I had lots of flowers and fruits, which ripened to a plum shape and were bright orange. Are these fruits edible?

The passion fruit name originates from the flowers, which were used by early missionaries in South America to represent the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Specifically, it was referred to as "flower ...

Passion fruit, commonly known as Granadilla or 'Krishna Phal, in India is a vine species native to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The fruit has been named after its flower which comes from one of the ...

Maracuya, which is commonly translated to “passion fruit”, is very well-loved in Costa Rica, and for good reason. You couldn’t be blamed for thinking that the maracuya named for its sweet, yet tangy ...

In two of the populations of P. edulis F. flavicarpa (yellow passion fruit) in Karnataka, there was good fruit set, although there were no effective pollinators. Studies were carried out on ...