Passiflora ‘Incense’

Incense Passionflower | Native Hybrid

Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Moderate
Size: Vigorous climbing vine, approximately 8–13 ft. or more with support
Bloom: Large, fragrant purple flowers from summer into fall
Type: Perennial flowering vine
Native Status: Horticultural hybrid of native Passiflora incarnata × South American Passiflora cincinnata
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees and butterflies and serves as a host plant for Gulf Fritillary caterpillars.

Big Blooms, Beautiful Fragrance & Plenty of Personality

‘Incense’ Passionflower is a vigorous vine known for its spectacular 4 to 5-inch purple flowers with intricately ruffled filaments and a sweet fragrance. A cross between our native maypop and the tropical Passiflora cincinnata, it combines an exotic appearance with impressive heat tolerance and vigor.

Give it full sun to part shade, well-drained soil, and a sturdy structure to climb. Its fast-growing vines are perfect for covering a trellis, arbor, fence, or other support, and flowering can continue from summer until frost.

Good to Know: ‘Incense’ can spread enthusiastically through underground shoots, so plant it where it has room to roam or grow it in a container when you want to keep it more contained. In colder winters, the vine may die back to the ground before returning from its roots in spring.