tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post8551322224611533360..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty pictures: Passiflora spp.mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-4313139139042551422010-07-23T13:07:56.532-07:002010-07-23T13:07:56.532-07:00La Pasionaria, Spanish for "Passionflower&quo...La Pasionaria, Spanish for "Passionflower", was a famous fighter on the anti-fascist side in the Spanish Civil War.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_IbárruriPatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-3479067476994185062010-07-14T08:59:36.827-07:002010-07-14T08:59:36.827-07:00I've always liked the flower since it was odd....I've always liked the flower since it was odd. But not bought one since it was linked to the crucifixion (my own hangups of course) - I like that Paul said it predates that link in the new world so I may have to look that up. <br /><br />Also I had no idea I was holy.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22381785864280117722010-07-14T02:21:21.055-07:002010-07-14T02:21:21.055-07:00This made me laugh out loud. On public transport....This made me laugh out loud. On public transport. Half my train carriage is now eyeing me with suspicion and Thomas' first paragraph merely exacerbated the situation by causing me to vocalise my amusement far too loudly on the heels of the previous guffaw. <br /><br />Thank you mr_subjunctive and thank you Thomas!CrazyGardenLadyhttp://www.crazygardenlady.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13435668989613319262010-07-13T04:33:42.276-07:002010-07-13T04:33:42.276-07:00I think that purple flowered Passiflora is P. '...I think that purple flowered <i>Passiflora</i> is <i>P. </i>'Amethyst'. I grow one on my south facing window, and they grow and bloom quite well in summers.<br /><br />I agree with Prashanth on the red one. <i>P. coccinea</i> has unlobed leaf, while <i>P. vitifolia</i> has 3-lobed leaf.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37168075271737232482010-07-12T09:34:28.986-07:002010-07-12T09:34:28.986-07:00Finally, the "passion" symbolism is enti...Finally, the "passion" symbolism is entirely contrived and Old World. This plant has been in religious use by native Americans for centuries before christianity. Some varieties contain MAOIs that, when mixed with other certain plants, make for serious visionary experiences.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-91784035777871962562010-07-12T09:32:18.475-07:002010-07-12T09:32:18.475-07:00My boyfriend LOVES this genus. We have an evergre...My boyfriend LOVES this genus. We have an evergreen lutea that decided to put on fruit (2) this year. It's not supposed to, but it did. (BTW, they were boring fruits, no taste.).<br /><br />We also have a red variety (though not the vitifolia type) that died very spontaneously this year after growing marvelously. I think it was a fusarium or verticillium; likely the former. Also have onePaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12167871929303771732010-07-11T19:26:13.186-07:002010-07-11T19:26:13.186-07:00Well, learn something new everyday. I did not rea...Well, learn something new everyday. I did not realize the Passionflower got its name the way it did. Your reinterpretation is hilarious -- and vivid. ;)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-33626067727791029432010-07-11T14:21:59.805-07:002010-07-11T14:21:59.805-07:00Also orchids named for the Virgin, and one called ...Also orchids named for the Virgin, and one called the Sacred Dove. Everywhere the missionaries looked in the (scary) new world they saw signs. I imagine it was reassuring, but personally, smacks to much of "the voices are telling me..." <br /><br />I've (tried) growing several spp. indoors. The individual flowers are all pretty short lived, when you can get them to bloom. My Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157968454131571365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49429343159090770382010-07-11T12:35:09.645-07:002010-07-11T12:35:09.645-07:00You think plants have it bad...
http://en.wikipedi...You think plants have it bad...<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deck_of_CardsScreamingGreenConurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-90093873480952323092010-07-11T11:10:56.193-07:002010-07-11T11:10:56.193-07:00Diana:
Yeah, I hadn't really thought about it...Diana:<br /><br />Yeah, I hadn't really thought about it until you said that, but I've always been kind of put off by them too, possibly because of the Passion connection. <br /><br />Or maybe not. They're <i>awfully</i> funny-looking. But that <i>could</i> be the reason.<br /><br />doug@yanzum.com:<br /><br />Well, no worries about that here; most of them (all of them?) aren't mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-60332234152832201652010-07-11T10:57:23.139-07:002010-07-11T10:57:23.139-07:00Thanks, made me laugh but 1 minor niggle though, S...Thanks, made me laugh but 1 minor niggle though, Spike is there (School Hard being his first eppie) from season 2 til the end. ;-)<br /><br />Yolanda from Bliss, RedeptionistaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-4177029717316752682010-07-11T09:07:50.308-07:002010-07-11T09:07:50.308-07:00Pat - I also find that comforting!Pat - I also find that comforting!Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39367602499516952922010-07-11T08:25:56.364-07:002010-07-11T08:25:56.364-07:00The red colored must be Passiflora vitifolia
http...The red colored must be <b>Passiflora vitifolia</b><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_vitifolia" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_vitifolia</a>Prashanth Patalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454312183008496578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69487209371560383812010-07-11T07:07:22.912-07:002010-07-11T07:07:22.912-07:00Good find, Pat.Good find, Pat.ScreamingGreenConurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-76472655169710872752010-07-11T07:03:46.273-07:002010-07-11T07:03:46.273-07:00Sorry to post again but I meant to write:
I find ...Sorry to post again but I meant to write:<br /><br />I find it comforting that the tradition of ridiculing the name is almost as old as the name itself.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-59142332425008543932010-07-11T06:44:16.675-07:002010-07-11T06:44:16.675-07:00Definitely was 16th century at least as the quote ...Definitely was 16th century at least as the quote following is from 1582, though 15th seems very sudden after the invasion of America by Europe. From the Oxford English Dictionary:<br /><br /><b>1582 N. MONARDES</b> <i>Simplic. Medicament. ex Novo Orbe 17</i> Elegans est cum fructu onusta conspicitur, propterius amplitudinem, florem habet albæ rosæ persimilem, in cuius foliis aliquæ veluti Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-32116518961805133622010-07-11T05:51:02.775-07:002010-07-11T05:51:02.775-07:00I've had a love/hate relationship with my red ...I've had a love/hate relationship with my red passiflora over the past few years. Love... well obviously because it's an amazingly beautiful intricately designed flower. Hate, well that's such a strong word so let's just say exasperated... because it tried to take over everything in its path. I planted it at the base of a fence near the front of my property in Florida a few doug@yanzum.comhttp://www.yanzum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-82260276957287181702010-07-11T05:33:28.718-07:002010-07-11T05:33:28.718-07:00I, too, will now remember the key elements of Buff...I, too, will now remember the key elements of Buffyology whenever I see a Passiflora. That will be about ten minutes when I go to the conservatory and look at the NOID one from the incarnata-ish types very like your first picture. The nursery hadn't a clue what it was, which is part of the reason it was so cheap.<br /><br />I used to have one called the Zombie Passionflower from Haiti, a Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-26092005264078604962010-07-11T04:46:21.705-07:002010-07-11T04:46:21.705-07:00Thank you. I've always liked Passiflora but r...Thank you. I've always liked Passiflora but really disliked the associated "imagery" from that superstition. Now I can look at the flowers and laugh!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328488668540053999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-32862075149657901482010-07-11T04:27:58.032-07:002010-07-11T04:27:58.032-07:00I don't know what it is about these plants tha...I don't know what it is about these plants that I dislike so much - perhaps it was all this symbolic baggage that carries. (Mr.S., I'll bet you could work up a good story on "Last of the Mohicans"!)<br /><br />I had a visitor one year, a Carib native american, who farmed these. It is apparently a very profitable crop - the fruit, that is. He'd never heard the superstition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25456313469451213042010-07-11T03:16:12.999-07:002010-07-11T03:16:12.999-07:00(I know Wiki says it started 15th-16th century, bu...(I know Wiki says it started 15th-16th century, but I don't trust that. It's amazing how easily the origins of superstitions and legends get exagerated).ScreamingGreenConurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49556570432090128692010-07-11T03:01:40.920-07:002010-07-11T03:01:40.920-07:00I can't comment on how old this particular (in...I can't comment on how old this particular (interesting) plant-related superstition is, but it's not surprising at all that people would find it meaningful. Just look at the Doctrine of Signatures!ScreamingGreenConurenoreply@blogger.com