The vibrant pansies that brought in the late spring have long been replaced by marigolds, nasturtium, celosia, ageratum, and, eventually, sunflowers partnered with zinnias. And we’ve included actual shrubs like lantana, and butterfly bush because both are real pollinator magnets with the added benefit of beautiful blossoms.
The zinnias were slow coming up from seed, but now they are showing off and attracting other beauties.
Last week we shared about
the Hawaiian Sunset Fiesta Hibiscus growing in the middle of our garden. An incredibly beautiful flower with benefits.
This week it’s about the Passion Flower (
Passiflora sp.) It produces one of the most intricate and beautiful blossoms for the garden and landscape.
Also, called “May Pop”, the vine produces edible fruits that are quite tasty. And the leaves offer certain medicinal benefits as well. While visiting the Edible Landscaping Nursery about this time last year, we made a video of their resident expert George extolling the unique uses. You can read about it and see about it here, in this article on the
Passion Flower leaves as a medicinal.
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