With the summer
in full swing and the yard in full bloom, now is a great time to take a stroll
around the house and decide what areas of the home could be spruced up a
bit. Many home goods stores are cutting
back prices on their selection of perennial and annual flowers and shrubs. Now is the perfect time to fill in those
dreary spots in the yard and around the garage doors with inexpensive and
lovely flowering plants. A flower that
can add both beauty and fragrance to the yard is the passion flower.
There are
literally hundreds of variations of passion flowers (which are referred to as
Pass flora amongst the gardening community).
Passion flowers smell amazingly delicious and can thrive in most
climates. They can vine, bush or just
bloom as a typical flower. Passion
flowers have a highly unique bloom and therefore attract hummingbirds to the
yard as well.
These flowers
come in a myriad of shapes, sizes and blooming habits. They are the perfect plant to fill in the
spaces in the yard and other ugly spaces, like around the driveway garage door
area, where there is nothing happening.
Whether the need is a bush in the front yard, some flowers to line the
walkway up to the front door or some vines to pretty up the space surrounding the
garage doors, passion flowers can do the trick.
In addition to
adding a luscious amount of color and scent to the yard, passion flower also
has many medicinal properties. Specific
parts of the plant can be used for tinctures and salves. If there is an interest in homeopathy, then
the passion flower can come in handy. Be
sure to research the uses of the passion flower plant before using it in any
kind of home remedy. There are certain
species of passion flower that do not contain the same healing properties as
others do.
In recent years
there has been a push in the hybridization of passion flowers. These hybrid variations can be bought and
expected to be stronger and more vigorous.
Whatever the need or desire, there is a healthy and vibrant passion
flower species that is suited for the job.
There is a reason these flowers have been gaining recent attention in
the media and it is because they are living pieces of art that can suit a
variety of gardening and medicinal needs.
Passion flower
plants can be purchased online or locally.
Just be sure to decide what species will do the best in your climate
zone and in the yard. Happy gardening!