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Yellow Passionflower

Passiflora lutea

Other common name(s):

Yellow Passion Vine, Yellow Passion-flower

Family:

Passifloraceae (Passion Flower Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie
Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Llano Uplift
Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Vine

Height

10
to
15
ft.

Spread

1
to
2
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Limestone, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Yellow, Green

Bloom Season

Summer

Seasonal Interest

Fall Color, Nectar, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Bees

Maintenance

This vine likes to spread out. Give lots of room or trim and pull suckers to control in smaller spaces.

Comments

Blooms March-November. The small, greenish-yellow blooms are followed by purple or black berries. Leaves turn yellow in the fall. Larval Host: Julia, Gulf Coast and Mexican Fritillary, Zebra and Crimson-Patch Longwing butterflies and Passion Flower Bee
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Passiflora lutea var. glabriflora

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PALU2. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Passiflora+lutea&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=16718&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=22226#null

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