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Post by Phil Occifer™ on Aug 17, 2007 12:10:59 GMT
My friends have a plant trailing its way across their gate  They love the flowers, they would like to know what it is (be it weed or not!) Anyone got any ideas??  Thanks Phil  |
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Post by bones2112 on Aug 17, 2007 12:23:36 GMT
what ever it is it is very pretty, my guess some sort of Clematis maybe ?
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Post by pennyarrow on Aug 17, 2007 12:33:02 GMT
Hi Phil
It's a Passion Flower.
Penny
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Post by territalks on Aug 17, 2007 12:36:09 GMT
 Hi Phil The one round the gate is a Clamatis also I think. The bottom one is a Clamatis I know it as a passion flower (supposed to represent the crown of thorns on Jesus' Head). I am sure someone will know the latin name. Love TT xxxx
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Post by pennyarrow on Aug 17, 2007 12:51:08 GMT
Passiflora caerulea.
Penny
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Post by Peek on Aug 17, 2007 12:56:21 GMT
Yes, that's the passion flower we have wandering through a clematis....it is rather vigorous, and clings to absolutely everything, so don't let it go too far!
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Post by carlott on Aug 17, 2007 13:01:05 GMT
I do not believe it - we had one that refused to do anything other than produce leaves and a few desultory flowers  We gave up on it in the end. |
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Post by Phil Occifer™ on Aug 17, 2007 14:05:01 GMT
So not a weed then folks? |
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Post by Phil Occifer™ on Aug 17, 2007 16:11:34 GMT
So many thanks people... |
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Post by Janglers on Aug 17, 2007 16:45:19 GMT
So not a weed then folks? No it isn't a weed Phil. It is a quite interesting plant really. This is a copy of one sites information. There are many more. The first passion-flower came to Linnaeus as the "Flos Passionis," the flower of the passion, and this name he cleverly latinised into Passiflora as the name of the genus. But why is this the flower of the passion?--The conquerors of South America were cruel and rapacious, but they were, according to the notions of their time, profoundly pious in thought and deed. They readily saw in this flower the emblems of the story of the Redemption. The leaf of the plant represents the spear with which the Saviour was pierced; the threads that form the corona represent the scourge; the five stamens represent the crown of thorns; the column is the staff to which the scourge was attached; the three clavate stigmas that rise above the flower are the nails that are the nails that were used in the crucifixion; the outer rays of the flower--sepals five, petals five--ten in number, represent the apostles--and ten will suffice, since nature affords no more, and the two that may be counted as missing are Peter who denied and Judas who betrayed the Master. By another rendering of the mystic symbol, the corona becomes the cloud of witnesses; the circles become rays of glory; the five stamens are the five sacraments of the Romish Church or the five points of Protestant doctrine; while the three stigmas that surmount and crown the flower are the three Persons of the Adorable Godhead |
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Post by faeryboots on Aug 17, 2007 18:01:46 GMT
Tis indeed a passion flower Phil.
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Post by Phil Occifer™ on Aug 17, 2007 18:13:30 GMT
I have passed your valued comments on I cannont thank you enough Phil |
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Post by Lord L on Aug 18, 2007 4:35:21 GMT
They might get fruit - these are edible but not as good as those of species cultivated specifically for that purpose.
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Post by territalks on Aug 18, 2007 8:26:09 GMT
Hi Janglers What a very interesting reply! Thanks for that information. Love TT xxxx
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Post by meltemi on Aug 18, 2007 10:13:35 GMT
Greetings one all,
Definite identification, love the flower but...
Several years ago one neighbour was daft enough to grow one of these...in a development of pocket hankerchief gardens...now we all have it, the passion flower, as a rampant weed...be warned...warmer drier summers loves them...cool wet summers loves them...seeds from the fruits scattered by the wild life...seeds overwinter & come up like cress...
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Post by lemanie on Aug 18, 2007 12:55:02 GMT
For once i could answer a question and you all got there first lol
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