Like many other northern gardeners, months of winter in Connecticut lead me to daydreaming while going through a stack of garden catalogs. I remember the first time I saw a most unusual flower and ...

“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 absolutely true for ...

Witness the mesmerizing journey of nature unfold as you watch our time-lapse video capturing the passion fruit flower blooming. This captivating footage reveals the intricate beauty and vibrant colors ...

Common name: Passion flower or maypop. Latin name: Passiflora incarnata. Planting months: Spring through fall. Cold tolerance: Hardy; USDA hardiness zone 6 through 11. Light requirements: The passion ...

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 1500s ...

Why is it called passionfruit? Modern culture defines passion as ‘barely contained emotion.’ However, history shows that Catholic missionaries in 16th-century Brazil named the native fruit after the ...

Q: I knew I had a native passion vine growing on my fence in the natural area of my yard. This summer I noticed that it produced a fruit. Is this passion fruit? Can I eat it? A: You are growing the ...

Ten years ago, my daughter Kristin, then just 7 years old, and I were exploring Strybing Arboretum, the famous botanical garden in San Francisco. There, on a back wall were several enormous passion ...