Passion vine flower
Photo taken with Samsung S6 Active
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More about the Passion Vine
(for all you florists and florophiles and....flower people out there)
In 1620 Catholic priests in Peru saw a religious symbolism to this plant. The name 'passion flower' is said to derive from a resemblance of the blue passion vine's flower to the crown of thorns placed on Christ's head. Others say that the parts of the plant symbolize features of Crucifixion, known as The Passion of Christ
Passion vines are good at climbing using their tendrils to wrap around any support. They grow quickly in South Florida, 15-20 feet or more. Many Passiflora have very complex flowers, some are scented, some used in commercial perfumes, and often the colors are bold and striking
Flowers appear in spring and throughout the warm months in South Florida. Depending on variety, flowers vary from 1/2 inch to as much as 6 inches across
Proper conditions vary a little, but a sunny location in zone 10 with partial shade is a good start. Provide a sandy organic soil, well drained, and moderate food. After a brief period to establish, these vines are mainly carefree
Another famous member is the Passiflora edulis which produces attractive purple flowers and edible fruit (green to purple and yellow) as well. The fruits are round, small at about 2 inches and pretty seedy. However, squeeze the fruit and a wonderful tropical liquid is your prize. About 40 species of P. edulis produce edilble fruit, and about 10 of those are commercial or locally popular for fruit/juice
From: http://mgonline.com/articles/passionvine.aspx
Photo by @negativer
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Nice shot Neg! I'll have to check out the rules on this one; thanks for the link. I've always been curious about these little daily photo challenge things. Could be an easy thing to keep me on a roll, and great for photo prompts. Like writing, photography is an art that can be stimulated with a little direction.
Super true. I'm no professional photographer, but once in a while I might grab something halfway decent by accident. Finding a home for it on steemit is a great way to fill an open post day in your posting calendar, as well as give that photo a chance to be seen again, instead of dying, ignored, in some corner of your phone's SD card.
Phone? With this contrast range and depth of field, I didn't think this was taken on a phone.
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Thx @cheetah bot, but I mentioned my source in my post too :)
love this pitcher
Thanks!
I love these flowers! What's cool I think is that they open and close very quickly, so you may not think you've got any flowers one day and the next, you suddenly have many.
Right. Sometimes you get a lot, sometimes few, but they do come and go very quickly.
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Some similarity seems to be present here:
http://mgonline.com/articles/passionvine.aspx
It appears the author has cited this source in their work. Great Job!
Woot. Just wanted to make sure I was doing it right. Thx @originalworks! :)
Wonderful Photo! The black and white gives it depth and your composition is spot on!