Passiflora incarnata (Purple), Krishana Kamal – Plant
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Description for Passiflora incarnata (Purple), Krishana Kamal
Interesting Fact: The interesting thing about this plant is that
It is believed with reference of Hindu epic Mahabharata that :
There are about 100 of blue petals – one for each of the Kauravas.
5 of the yellow ones in the centre – one for each of the Pandavas.
The green bulb in the centre symbolises Draupadi, the queen of Pandava.
The three filaments are for the holy trinity of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiv and the radial in the centre is the Sudarshan chakra of Lord Krishna. Passiflora incarnata is a rapid-growing, tendril-climbing vine which is woody in warm winter climates and herbaceous (dies to the ground) in cold winter climates. Features three-lobed, dark green leaves and showy, 2.5″ diameter, fringed flowers having white or purple petals and sepals and a central crown of pinkish-purple filaments. Flowers bloom in summer and are fragrant. Fleshy, egg-shaped, edible fruits called maypops appear in July and mature to a yellowish color in fall.
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