Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie
Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Llano Uplift
Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Vine
Height
10
to
15
ft.
Spread
1
to
2
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Limestone, Well Drained
Light Requirement
Part Shade
Water Requirement
Low
Native Habitat
Woodland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Yellow, Green
Bloom Season
Summer
Seasonal Interest
Fall Color, Nectar, Larval Host
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Bees
Maintenance
This vine likes to spread out. Give lots of room or trim and pull suckers to control in smaller spaces. Propagation: Seed, runners.
Comments
Blooms March-November. The small, greenish-yellow blooms are followed by purple or black berries. Leaves turn yellow in the fall. Pollination: Butterflies and bees. Fruit attracts birds and mammals. Larval Host: Julia, Gulf Coast and Mexican Fritillary, Zebra and Crimson-Patch Longwing butterflies and Passion Flower Bee.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Passiflora lutea var. glabriflora