SFGate

A flower bursting with passion / No one can resist assigning meaning to a Passiflora vine

For crucifixion symbolism, the passion flower has served admirably for over 500 years. Not just for American gardeners but Europeans worldwide. South American Jesuit missionaries in the early 1500s ...
Statesman Journal

Prune passionflower in late winter; clematis depends

Question: Carol, I'm hoping you are able to provide advice about pruning passionflower vines and clematises. I'm hoping it is OK to prune them in the spring. Both vines have a lot of wild (some dead) ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN

Prune these flowering trees in early spring for top displays – or sacrifice flowers if you act late

A guide to five flowering trees to prune in early spring, as you sacrifice flowers and growth if they are trimmed any later, ...
Los Angeles Times

The Coastal Gardener: The allure of passion fruit

Ten years ago, my daughter Kristin, then just 7 years old, and I were exploring Strybing Arboretum, the famous botanical garden in San Francisco. There, on a back wall were several enormous passion ...