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Aug 16, 2015 5:00 PM CST
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Name: John
Thibodaux, La. (Zone 9a)
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I had several Gulf fritillary butterflies in the yard at the passion flower vine. I captured these pictures of an egg and a caterpillar.

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Aug 16, 2015 5:02 PM CST
Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)
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Nice!! Thumbs up
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Aug 16, 2015 8:38 PM CST
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
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That's great! What kind of passion vine do you grow?
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Aug 17, 2015 4:16 AM CST
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Name: John
Thibodaux, La. (Zone 9a)
Adeniums Butterflies Cactus and Succulents
Catmint, I have attached a picture. My wife was given cuttings several years ago and it grows quite well here. Please let me know what info you have on this particular plant. It pops up all over the yard but we have a certain spots where we have installed a trellis for it to grow. Only a few have the fruit.

thanks!

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Aug 17, 2015 5:12 AM CST
Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)
Region: Pacific Northwest Region: Mid-Atlantic Region: Maryland Butterflies Bee Lover Native Plants and Wildflowers
Echinacea Azaleas Forum moderator Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Master Level Celebrating Gardening: 2015
It looks like Passiflora incarnata!
Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)

It does tend to be a robust grower:
http://www.missouribotanicalga...

But is larval host for several butterflies!
http://www.wildflower.org/plan...

I have P. caerulea ('Waterloo Blue'), but hope to get some P. incarnata soon. I have a lot of ugly fencing around my yard, and love the idea of having it covered with vines that are butterfly larval hosts, plus produce pretty blossoms *and* tasty fruit for the birds. Thumbs up Here's my P. caerulea:
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