This a close up of the buds on my purple passion. Pretty amazing...
by sassyklerk1957 Aug 10, 2003 9:42 PM
by tiG Feb 11, 2002 12:50 PM
This plant has been going crazy lately, one of the arms is over 6 feet tall!
by licoricev Jun 16, 2003 6:17 PM
I got a slip of this beauty from my girl friend a year ago and it is doing great, now the flowers are popping up all over. Really enjoying the plant.
by fitzi Jun 26, 2003 4:11 PM
I started this purple passion from a clipping from a friend. It didn\\\'t do very well till I put it outside on my balcony where it gets a lot of indirect light. It has buds on it which I have NEVER seen before on a purple passion. Can\\\'t wait till it blooms!!
by sassyklerk1957 Aug 10, 2003 9:42 PM
Right after this plant finished blooming, it made seeds. They were in a small tuft of flossy hairs with seeds on them, looking a LOT like dandelion seed head, but not completely round like a dandelion. I haven't sown them yet to see if they'll germinate.
by Wingnut Dec 12, 2003 7:16 PM
Dried flower heads gone to seed at the top. I pulled one apart ~ look at the ends of the white threads in the foreground and you'll see the tiny seeds.
by Wingnut Dec 14, 2003 11:30 PM
This is my purple passion vine growing outside and flowering in a 24 inch pot.
by Windchyme Jul 17, 2004 12:11 PM
I grow this as a house plant. It grows beautifully and is very happy.
by BeanysNana Sep 24, 2004 7:51 PM
Third set of buds since repotting this 6 year-old plant, photo taken 9-23-04
by NatureWalker Oct 2, 2004 8:39 AM
New buds-lower right, new bloom-upper right, opened bloom-lower left and fading bloom going to seed.
by NatureWalker Oct 3, 2004 8:39 AM
I think next time I'll pinch the flowers and let it concentrate on foliage.
by art_n_garden Jun 21, 2005 11:29 PM
The seed heads are made of fluffy white seeds.
by Kell Nov 2, 2005 9:51 PM
This is my Purple Velvet plant, growing tall... It's now over 3 ft tall!
by mbouchard_82 May 5, 2006 11:17 PM
Habit of this plant in bloom.
by mgarr May 30, 2006 11:03 PM
by Pashta Jun 19, 2006 9:53 PM
by Pashta Jun 23, 2006 10:29 PM
Flower going to seed
by cjolene Jun 27, 2006 11:16 PM
This is my pride and joy.
by L8nalaska Nov 13, 2006 11:07 PM
I put my velvet plant in a small home made terrarium made from an exterior light fixture. The purple hairs look great up close under a bright grow light.
by huntington Dec 24, 2006 11:49 PM
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by Lisa21617 Apr 1, 2008 2:29 AM
My new little fuzzie friend.... while it's still a baby.
by allaround63 May 1, 2008 2:35 AM
Top of plant
by rntx22 Dec 30, 2008 11:38 PM
Underside and stems
by rntx22 Dec 30, 2008 11:38 PM
by rntx22 Dec 30, 2008 11:38 PM
This is a macro setting ~ close-up shot of the purple passion flower
by timmijo Feb 23, 2010 10:58 PM
Purple Velvet leaves producing baby plants!! I think the trick is to use small, young leaves to get this to work.
by jfr1012 Jun 9, 2010 9:42 PM
a grouping of the parent plant with young potted cuttings
by timmijo Dec 9, 2010 11:14 AM