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Passiflora suberosa
Corkystem Passion-flower
Passifloraceae
1 gallon pots, shipped bare root and wrapped carefully if selected. Grow on a trellis or let climb a tree. Can also be used as a groundcover. Flowers are small but attractive. Blooms all year. Grown primarily as a larval host plant.
Larval host for Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) and Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charitonius) butterflies.
Plant Specifics
| Size: | To about 15 ft | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,green | |
| Fruit Color: | Black | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms late spring to summer. | |
| Habitats: | Pinelands, hammocks, shell middens. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Grow on a trellis or let climb a tree. Can also be used as a groundcover. Flowers are small but attractive. Blooms all year. Grown primarily as a larval host plant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry
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| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Animals eat the fruits.
Natural Range in Florida
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USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B
Pollinated by bees.