Purple Passion Flower

Photo courtesy of the Deleware Wildflowers Organization.

The purple passion-flower is a native, herbaceous vine, 25 foot long, which climbs with axillary tendrils or sprawls along the ground. Some consider it a weed, others considere it a pleasure.

What's in a name? Alternate names for the Purple Passion Flower are:
wild passion flower, maypop, apricot vine, old field apricot, Holy-Trinity flower, molly-pop, passion vine, popapple, granadilla, maycock, maracoc, maracock, white sarsaparilla.