Rare and Unique Fruits for your Garden

Have you ever wondered how the Passion Flower got it's name? The early Spanish missionaries in South America saw in the flower the instruments of Christs Passion, the central column represented the scourging post, the three stigmas the three nails, the five stamens the five wounds, the corona filaments the crown of thorns, the calyx the nimbus or halo of glory, and the ten petals the Apostles Peter and Judas being absent. They are very easy to raise from seed and very vigorous given half a chance, they will take over your greenhouse. They grow well in pots and flowers are often produced in succession throughout the summer.