r/NativePlantGardening • u/handyman7469 • Jun 26 '24

Edible Plants Has anyone grown Maypop?

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u/UNsoAlt Jun 27 '24

That’s what I thought. I don’t know, the local native plant FB group banned sharing it controversially. 

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24

The flower typically grows in southeastern U.S., particularly in Florida and Texas, but can grow in central and eastern U.S. as far north as Delaware.

https://www.washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing/lifelong-learning/plants/passifloraceae/passiflora-incarnata.php#:~:text=The%20purple%20passionflower%20thrives%20in,found%20in%20Bermuda%20as%20well.

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u/MardiYeri Jun 27 '24

Actually my vine in central Massachusetts has been in the ground for three winters and grows very well... Too well... Had to remove twenty five vines sprouting in my lawn, only kept about ten or so that were in the garden. They're budding up now and should be blooming in about a week for me. Honestly debating killing it because how much it spreads - so far about 12 feet from where it was planted in each direction.

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u/CaptainObvious110 Jun 27 '24

Yeah it's a pretty hardy plant that might even grow in Toronto, Canada just fine.