Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Passifloraceae

A climbing vine with baroque flowers, used when the mind will not step off the wheel.

Herbal nervine. Not a scheduled plant.

Parts used: Aerial parts
Traditional notes: Circular thinking at night · Anxious restlessness · A restless body with a tired mind
Grow · USDA 6b: Perennial vine, USDA 6–9 (roots hardy; tops die back) Nick seed or start from cuttings. Provide a fence. In work: May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Harvest: Leafy flowering stems in summer. Dry in shade.

A sturdy trellis. It is a vine that means it.
Maypop fruits after a long hot summer; the herb is the flowering vine.
Winter-kill to the ground in the north is normal. Roots usually return.

Safety

Pregnancy (uterine-stimulant reputation) Before driving

Lore

Spanish priests in the Americas read the corona as the crown of thorns and named it for the Passion. The maypop of the southeast is the hardy one, not the tropical fruit. It is a vine that looks decorative until you notice people sleep after the tea.

The Herbarium — a teaching catalog, not a clinic. Traditional use is history, not a prescription. USDA 6b dates are a week either way, not a promise. Do not eat, drink, or harvest a plant you cannot name.