This is a passionfruit flower (one of my all time favourite fruits !!). It was on a vine at the farm in Maleny where I spent the weekend. I never realised how beautiful the flowers were until this weekend.
There is another type as well which I will post later.
Beautiful shot! I'd never seen one of these before but I planted a passionfruit vine a few months ago and it has flowered. I was amazed when I saw the first one.
We had passion fruit where I grew up but had never seen the actual plant. What an amazing flower. I also love the fruit but it's not very common to see it in the markets here in the U.S. I miss having things like passion fruit Pavlova!
that is a great photo ! Passion fruit flowers always remind me of my grandmother. She explained the religious connection to the flowers. I had to look it up because I forgot most of it. Here goes :
The three stigmas were to reflect the three nails in Jesus's hands and feet.
The threads of the passion flower were believed to be a symbol of the Crown of Thorns.
The vine's tendrils were likened to the whips.
The five anthers represented the five wounds.
The ten petals and sepals regarded to resemble the Apostles (excluding Judas and Peter).
@danacarruthers No worries Dana. I'm not a religious person at all but that story told to me when I was a young child somehow stuck, ,, well, bits of it anyway :).
Lovely shot - they are such a beautiful and complex flower. I have a vine that climbs up and over my back deck so am lucky enough to see this particular type often - and enjoy the fruit :)
Wow I've never seen this kind of flower before, very impressive. I like the frilly bits it makes me think of a dancer spinning round, a 3 headed dancer in this case ha!
posted May 9th, 2012
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.
The three stigmas were to reflect the three nails in Jesus's hands and feet.
The threads of the passion flower were believed to be a symbol of the Crown of Thorns.
The vine's tendrils were likened to the whips.
The five anthers represented the five wounds.
The ten petals and sepals regarded to resemble the Apostles (excluding Judas and Peter).
I never knew that. Interesting. Thanks.
I'm not religious at all either, but it is always interesting to know the stories connected with things.