<![CDATA[Friends of Mercer Botanic Gardens: ]]> https://friendsofmercer.com Wed, 7 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST en-us <![CDATA[Passiflora 'Lavender Lady' - Passion Flower]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Passiflora-Lavender-Lady--Passion-Flower_p_976.html Wed, 7 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST VINEZONE: 9-11LIGHT: Sun SOIL: Well drained HEIGHT: 10 -15 ft FLOWER: Purple LANDSCAPE VALUES: Twining stems display spectacularlong-lasting, purple-blue, fragrant blooms with an exotic shape. This popularclimber works well on fences and walls, and a...[Read More]
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]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Passiflora-Lavender-Lady--Passion-Flower_p_976.html VINEZONE: 9-11LIGHT: Sun SOIL: Well drained HEIGHT: 10 -15 ft FLOWER: Purple LANDSCAPE VALUES: Twining stems display spectacularlong-lasting, purple-blue, fragrant blooms with an exotic shape. This popularclimber works well on fences and walls, and a...[Read More]
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]]> VINE

ZONE: 9-11

LIGHT: Sun

SOIL: Well drained

HEIGHT: 10 -15 ft

FLOWER: Purple

LANDSCAPE VALUES:

Twining stems display spectacular long-lasting, purple-blue, fragrant blooms with an exotic shape. This popular climber works well on fences and walls, and along eaves. Lavender Lady's 4-5" fragrant flowers are nearly translucent so that they almost glow, putting on an incredible long lasting display, in spring and blooms again in the fall. Graceful tendrils wind around support structures, quickly creating a lush green screen. Can be grown indoors. Evergreen in frost-free regions.


]]> <![CDATA[Passiflora incarnata - Passionflower or Maypop]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Passiflora-incarnata--Passionflower-or-Maypop_p_979.html Wed, 7 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST TYPE: PerennialLIGHT: Sun/filtered shade SOIL: Any soil, well-drainedHEIGHT: 6 ft. SPACING: 2 – 3 ft. FLOWER: Lavender LANDSCAPE VALUES: Vine with 2-3 lavender, complex flowers from Aprilto September. Yellow, edible fruit. Attracts BUTTERFLIES....[Read More]
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]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Passiflora-incarnata--Passionflower-or-Maypop_p_979.html TYPE: PerennialLIGHT: Sun/filtered shade SOIL: Any soil, well-drainedHEIGHT: 6 ft. SPACING: 2 – 3 ft. FLOWER: Lavender LANDSCAPE VALUES: Vine with 2-3 lavender, complex flowers from Aprilto September. Yellow, edible fruit. Attracts BUTTERFLIES....[Read More]
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]]> TYPE: Perennial
LIGHT: Sun/filtered shade
SOIL: Any soil, well-drained
HEIGHT: 6 ft.

SPACING: 2 – 3 ft.

FLOWER: Lavender

LANDSCAPE VALUES: Vine with 2-3" lavender, complex flowers from April to September. Yellow, edible fruit. Attracts BUTTERFLIES. Eastern third of Texas in pastures, open fields, fencerows, along stream banks & edges of woodlands & thickets. Host plant for Gulf Fritillary and Variegated Fritillary. Fleshy, egg-shaped, edible fruits called maypops appear in July and mature to a yellowish color in fall. Ripened maypops can be eaten fresh off the vine or made into jelly. Maypop is also a common name for this vine. Maypop name refers to the loud popping sound made when fruits are stepped on.. Attracts BUTTERFLIES. ]]> <![CDATA[Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' - American Wisteria]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Wisteria-frutescens-Amethyst-Falls--American-Wisteria_p_4917.html Wed, 7 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST Vine / DeciduousZONE: 6 - 9LIGHT: Full sun/Part ShadeHEIGHT: 8 - 10 ft. SOIL: Moist, Well DrainedFLOWER: PurpleLANDSCAPE VALUES: This spectacular twining vine grows at about a third the rate of Asian wisteria, making it better suited for smaller spac...[Read More]
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]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Wisteria-frutescens-Amethyst-Falls--American-Wisteria_p_4917.html Vine / DeciduousZONE: 6 - 9LIGHT: Full sun/Part ShadeHEIGHT: 8 - 10 ft. SOIL: Moist, Well DrainedFLOWER: PurpleLANDSCAPE VALUES: This spectacular twining vine grows at about a third the rate of Asian wisteria, making it better suited for smaller spac...[Read More]
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]]> <![CDATA[Clerodendrum trichotomum - Harlequin Glorybower ]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Clerodendrum-trichotomum--Harlequin-Glorybower-----_p_5006.html Wed, 7 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST SHRUB/Small TreeZONE: 7 - 9 SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT LIGHT: Sun/Part Sun HEIGHT: 12 – 20 ft. SOIL: Moist/Well drained FLOWER: White LANDSCAPE VALUES: Covered with profusely fragrant white flowers in latesummer, this small st...[Read More]
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]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Clerodendrum-trichotomum--Harlequin-Glorybower-----_p_5006.html SHRUB/Small TreeZONE: 7 - 9 SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT LIGHT: Sun/Part Sun HEIGHT: 12 – 20 ft. SOIL: Moist/Well drained FLOWER: White LANDSCAPE VALUES: Covered with profusely fragrant white flowers in latesummer, this small st...[Read More]
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]]> SHRUB/Small Tree

ZONE: 7 - 9

LIGHT: Sun/Part Sun

HEIGHT: 12 – 20 ft.

SOIL: Moist/Well drained

FLOWER: White

LANDSCAPE VALUES:

Covered with profusely fragrant white flowers in late summer, this small statured large shrub or small statured umbrella shaped tree has a somewhat tropical feel to it. Slowly maturing to its full height makes this a fun choice within any garden. As fall arrives a tiny steel blue berry sets atop a beautiful star shaped rosy pink calyx that look as though it’s reaching for the stars.


]]> <![CDATA[Mascagnia macroptera - Mexican Yellow Butterfly Vine]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Mascagnia-macroptera--Mexican-Yellow-Butterfly-Vine_p_6045.html Wed, 7 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST VINE/PERENNIALZONE: 8 - 11LIGHT: Sun to Part Sun HEIGHT: 10 – 15 ft. SOIL: Well-drained LANDSCAPE VALUES:This heat-loving evergreen vine produces a late spring display, with eye-catching clusters of bright yellow, orchid-shaped flowers against dark g...[Read More]
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]]> https://friendsofmercer.com/Mascagnia-macroptera--Mexican-Yellow-Butterfly-Vine_p_6045.html VINE/PERENNIALZONE: 8 - 11LIGHT: Sun to Part Sun HEIGHT: 10 – 15 ft. SOIL: Well-drained LANDSCAPE VALUES:This heat-loving evergreen vine produces a late spring display, with eye-catching clusters of bright yellow, orchid-shaped flowers against dark g...[Read More]
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]]> VINE/PERENNIAL

ZONE: 8 - 11

LIGHT: Sun to Part Sun

HEIGHT: 10 – 15 ft.

SOIL: Well-drained

LANDSCAPE VALUES:

This heat-loving evergreen vine produces a late spring display, with eye-catching clusters of bright yellow, orchid-shaped flowers against dark green foliage. Often blooms again in the fall. Seed pods have a papery butterfly-like appearance, giving this vine its name. A vigorous and hardy yet well-mannered twining climber the Yellow Butterfly Vine can grow to 15-20' high if given support or it can easily be maintained on a fence, trellis, or arbor.

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