Maypops - Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata)

Family: Passifloraceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Variable height, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flavour, it is best when used as a jelly. — Fruit - raw or cooked in jellies, jams etc183].; A sweet flavour, it is best when used as a jelly.; Fairly large, the fruit is up to 5cm in diameter though it contains relatively little edible pulp and a lot of seeds.; Leaves - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Sandy thickets and open soils. Fields, roadsides, fence rows and thickets. (Zone 7)