Growing Passionflowers in Your Houston, Texas Garden

If you are looking for a hard to kill vine with beautiful flowers, you may want to consider growing Passionflowers in your Houston, Texas garden. Passionflowers have beautiful blue, purple, red or white flowers that will usually bloom during the summer for you, and sometimes in the spring or fall. The fast-growing vines can reach heights of up to 40 feet, and Passionflowers are tolerant of heat and humidity. Many varieties will also attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden (some are host plants to certain types of butterflies). If you are interested in growing Passionflowers in your own Houston, Texas garden, try planting some of the varieties below.

Blue-eyed Susan. The blue and purple flowers of these Passionflowers make a beautiful accent to any Houston, Texas garden. They do best when planted in full to partial sun in the spring, and will flower all summer with four-inch blooms. Blue-eyed Susan Passionflowers are very fragrant, and these perennials will survive the Houston, Texas winter without any problems. The vines will grow to be about 15 feet high, and do very well on a trellis.

Constance Elliot. If you would like to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your Houston, Texas garden, try planting these gorgeous Passionflowers. The four-inch white blooms are very fragrant, and the vine itself will grow to be about forty feet high. Plant these Passionflowers in full sun to partial shade, and they will bloom from summer through early fall. This fast-growing vine has no problems with the Houston, Texas winter.

Incense. As their name implies, these beautiful Passionflowers have a lovely, spicy scent. This particular variety will attract the caterpillars of the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly, which will form a chrysalis on their leaves. Many other butterflies enjoy their flowers as well. Plant these Passionflowers in full sun to partial shade in your Houston, Texas garden, where their beautiful blue and purple blossoms will bloom during the summer. Their vines will grow to be about 30 feet high.

Crimson. The six-inch flowers of these Passionflowers are a gorgeous crimson red, and will blossom from spring all the way through fall. Plant these perennials in full sun to partial shade in your Houston, Texas garden, where they do best in well-drained soil. Crimson Passionflowers are very hardy, and will attract butterflies to your Houston, Texas garden. This is a fast growing perennial vine.

Lady Margaret. These Passionflowers also have crimson flowers that will brighten your Houston, Texas garden from spring through fall. Plant them in full sun, where they will grow to be about 8 feet tall (this is one of the smaller varieties of Passionflower.) These hard to kill vines prefer moist soil, but they are actually very tolerant of drought. Lady Margaret Passionflowers will attract lots of butterflies to your Houston, Texas garden. This variety can be aggressive, so be sure to grow these Passionflowers in an area where you can control their growth - don't let them grow freely in a garden, where they can take over.

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