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Passiflora incarnata 'Alba'


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The hardiest of all passionflowers, Passiflora incarnata 'Alba' has ornate white flowers and tasty fruit.


Description:
Hardly is there a flower that evokes a sense of the tropical more than the passion flowers. Passiflora incarnata is the hardiest of the passionflowers and is native to the eastern US where it grows as a herbaceous vine. Maypop has incredibly intricate typically purple and lavender flowers that are followed by greenish yellow, delicious and tangy passionfruits. 'Alba', however, has pure white flowers. Freezes to the ground and comes back in the spring. Self-fertile.


Common Name: Snow Maypop

Family: Passifloraceae (The Passion Flower Family)

Zone Hardiness: 5-11

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun

Height: 6-10'

Width: 2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream

Class: Semi-evergreen

Type: Vine

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits: Butterflies

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat:

Award: AGM

Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America

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