Passionflower
Passionflower
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Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Perennial anchorMedicinalOrnamentalPerennial anchor
Ayurvedic Profile
Dosha Effect
Pacifies Pitta & Vata
Rasa / Taste
Bitter
Virya / Energy
Cooling
Medicinal Actions
Sedative, anxiolytic, antispasmodic; quiets the racing mind
Why This Plant
"An intricate, otherworldly flower of electric geometry — Aquarius's strange brilliance. Passionflower stills the overactive, future-spinning mind, teaching rest for the visionary nervous system."
Cultivation
Hardy to 6a with mulch; full sun; trellis; vigorous vine; edible maypop fruit.
Zone: 6a
Safety
Avoid in pregnancy; may potentiate sedatives.
