Maypop
Scientific Name
Passiflora incarnata
Geographical Considerations
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View this image below in landscape mode highly recommended
Hardiness Zones
7a to 11
This is a native Florida plant.
Yard Conditions
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Optimal Light
Maypop grows best in Full Sun.
Light Range
It performs in Full Sun
Soil Texture
Any Texture
Soil Moisture
Medium Drained
Soil pH
Tolerates Any Soil pH (4.5-8.0)
Salt Tolerance
Medium
DroughtTolerance
High
Wind Resistance
Not known
Toxicity
Not known
Nematode Tolerance
Not known
Appearance
What will it look like as it grows?
Plant Type
- Vines
Plant Shape
- Cascading
- Spreading
Leaf Persistence
Maypop is Deciduous
Spread
5-10 feet
Height
5-10 feet
Growth Rate
Fast
Leaf Size
Large
Leaf Texture
Coarse
Flower Size
Medium
Flower Month
- August
- September
Flower Color
- Purple
- Blue
Plant Role for Butterflies
Host for the following butterflies
Additional Detail
Evergreen; pink/purple, summer through fall flowers; larval food plant of zebra longwing and gulf fritillary butterflies; tolerates occasionally wet soil. Brown fruit. | Pests/Diseases: spider mites, white flies, scale insects, leaf spots | attracts butterflies, hummingbirds
