Passiflora x ‘Amethyst’ JC Raulston Arboretum in warmer zones it holds

in warmer zones it holds more of its frame

The plant builds a rounded

a fast shade tree for a large lawn

Plant toward the back of a border

for a late-summer fragrance no other pairing quite matches

Passiflora x ‘Amethyst’ JC Raulston Arboretum in warmer zones it holdsPassiflora 'Amethyst' is one of the most rewarding of the ornamental passionflowers, a vigorous hybrid grown for large, jewel toned blooms of glowing red purple. Each flower opens nearly flat, three to four inches across, the petals and sepals reflexing back to set off a short, banded corona and a lifted central column of stamens and styles. The parentage is somewhat uncertain, as with many old garden passionflowers, but the effect is unmistakable: an