yellow passion flower
Passiflora lutea
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 20 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White , yellow , green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Yellow passion flower (Passiflora lutea) is a vine for borders, pollinator gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. It climbs or trails to about 15 feet, and its greenish-yellow flowers give way to purple or black berries. Butterfly larvae feed on it, and the leaves turn yellow in fall.
Pairs well with Cross vine, Amsonia, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.
Native range
AL, AR, DC, DE, and 19 more places. See all 23
AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV.