March 21st, 2010: Apricot Vine (Passiflora incarnata) by dawndoll2

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 21, 2010

The Bloom of the Day for March 21st, 2010 was Apricot Vine (Passiflora incarnata).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2010-03-21

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pixie62560 South China, ME(Zone 5a) Mar 21, 2010

I love this flower, so unique! I've been growing one for a year now but it's never bloomed. :(

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onewish1 Denville, NJ(Zone 6b) Mar 21, 2010

pretty!!... can't wait to see if my maypop comes back or not this year... but I did grow a few more from seed ... just in case

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 21, 2010

I can still remember the first time I saw a passion flower. We had recently moved from Boston to California (31 years ago) and we were at flea market in Alameda. Of course I found the stall that had plants. Another lady had already found it first and was looking at a passion flower. I had no clue what it was. I had never seen anything so beautiful!

They only had 1 of them and I was sure that there was only one in this world of something so beautiful. I stood there praying she would not buy it so I could. I was desperate for it. I was so focused on it that I did not notice a guy had pulled a knife next to me and was lunging at another guy. My husband grabbed me hard and just pulled me away. I was so shocked! LOL.

So may years later, I still get a thrill when I see one especially one as pretty as the one in this picture.

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onewish1 Denville, NJ(Zone 6b) Mar 21, 2010

what a story... amazing how we can have blinders on to try and get what we want.. glad all was fine

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Calif_Sue Northern California, United States(Zone 9a) Mar 21, 2010

Kell, the thumbnail cracks me up because it like like a grinning bloom.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 21, 2010

All these years later my husband still saves me on a regular basis. LOL! My true love!

Hi Sue. You must be in a great mood to see a grin there! LOL

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