PASSIFLORA FOETIDA AND COCCINEA

Passiflora foetida

Sometimes I can't help but wonder why some of these weeds never made it as ornamental plants. This Passiflora foetida (Common Name: Stinking Passionflower, Love-in-a-Mist, Wild Water Melon) wild weed is in fact a host plant of some native butterflies including the Tawny Coster and Leopard Lacewing.

The second is the more attractive looking ornamental Passiflora coccinea (Common Name: Scarlet Passion Flower, Red Passion Flower) planted in the Chinese Garden.

Passiflora coccinea