Definitely distinctive! Pendulous apple-green flowers open at night to be pollinated by bats in the rain forests on Cuba and Jamaica. At about 2 inches, Passiflora penduliflora is one of the larger-flowered passiflora in subgenus Decaloba. Attractive, duck-foot shaped leaves are medium green and rather leathery. It is not a picky species, but will not tolerate frost.
Description
Supersection: Decaloba, Section: Decaloba. Definitely distinctive! Pendulous apple-green flowers open at night to be pollinated by bats in the rain forests on Cuba and Jamaica. At about 2 inches, Passiflora penduliflora is one of the larger-flowered passiflora in subgenus Decaloba. Attractive, duck-foot shaped leaves are medium green and rather leathery. It is not a picky species, but will not tolerate frost. Photo courtesy of Mark Stratton.