Passiflora x ‘Amethyst’ JC Raulston Arboretum The epithet suavis means sweet

The epithet suavis means sweet or agreeable in Latin

a fast shade tree for a large lawn

ruffled profusion

for a late-summer fragrance no other pairing quite matches

and the plant is notably hardier than the larger Mexican wax mallow

Passiflora x ‘Amethyst’ JC Raulston Arboretum The epithet suavis means sweetPassiflora 'Amethyst' is one of the most rewarding of the ornamental passionflowers, a vigorous hybrid grown for large, jewel toned blooms of glowing red purple. Each flower opens nearly flat, three to four inches across, the petals and sepals reflexing back to set off a short, banded corona and a lifted central column of stamens and styles. The parentage is somewhat uncertain, as with many old garden passionflowers, but the effect is unmistakable: an