Red Passion Flower
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Red Passion Flower
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The passion flower has a unique structure that catches your eye and reminds us of brilliant fireworks.
Passiflora alata 'Ruby Glow' (Passion Vine) - This South American vine explodes with bloom in the fall. Its flowers are huge - 5" across - an intense dark maroon, and give off an hypnotic nutmeg-musky scent. It has rounded, thick, leathery rich green leaves. 'Ruby Glow' can produce fruit if cross-pollinated. It loves the sun, but can take some shade, flourishing with average watering. It can frost down, but resprouts quickly. This plant has been grown for many years as Passiflora alata 'Ruby Glow' but has more recently been identified as a species, Passiflora phoenicea, a close relative to P. alata that grows naturally in eastern Peru. It is one parent with Passiflora quadrangularis of the excellent hybrid cultivar 'Purple Tiger' which has foliage that is paler and flowers that are larger than and as fragrant as 'Ruby Glow' but flowers much more often.
This vine will eventually produce the powerfully strong tasting passionfruit. The passionfruit is used in drinks, pies, and jams, usually tapered with good amounts of sugar. Although not originally from Hawaii, passionfruit plants now line the highways and hillsides on most of the islands. Once ripe, uncultivated plants drop their fruit to the roadside, creating a pungent aroma for anyone within a ten-yard radius.
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Comments (12)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Nancy Carol Photography
Congratulations .... and thank you for sharing with us your wonderful work of art that has been proudly presented on the Home Page of the group, 'BEST OF BOTANICAL BEAUTY'. If you wish, you may archive it permanently or promote it further in the Discussions Tabs titled, "Jan Feb Mar 2023 Features."
Robyn King
Congratulations Venitia your gorgeous artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Janet Marie
They are an eye-catching flower for sure. Promoting in the art group For the Love of Flowers. LF
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2020 Pure Nature Photography Thanks and Features Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
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