For crucifixion symbolism, the passion flower has served admirably for over 500 years. Not just for American gardeners but Europeans worldwide. South American Jesuit missionaries in the early 1500s ...

BENGALURU:Flowers are some of nature’s most striking creations. One such flower is the wild Passion Flower, scientifically known as Passiflora Foetida L, belonging to the family Passifloraceae. This ...

Sunday is Easter, so it seemed a good time to feature this photo, taken by Dave Erickson of Richmond, of a white passionflower, Passiflora ‘White Wedding.’ The flower, more commonly seen in purple, ...

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