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Here is a pic I took at one of our newest Greenways in Nashville Tennessee, the Stone's River Greenway. It is a Wild Apricot vine. My wife has always called these a whirligig vine. They produce edible pods about the size and shape of a kiwi fruit that are sweet and delicious. These are quite common around Nashville, but beautiful nonetheless.

Wild Apricot

Is it related to the passion flower by any chance Thorny? It looks like it might be. It is really cool. I'm a little slow today. Are they growing wild in your neck of the woods?

TK - I was going to say the same thing - looks like a very pretty passion flower!

Someone gave me a start of a white passion flower vine this past May, and I haven't had a single flower - I had such hopes... oh, well...

That is really pretty Thorny!

I think it is a Passion flower, and yes, they grow wild as a weedy vine in overgrown fields.

lol how about that I got the name of something right for a change lol. How great is that. Thanks for the picture Thorny. I think they are a really intriguing flower. Lynne I hope yours does start growing I think that would be so pretty. Is it all white? I wonder why yours are called wild apricot Thorny. Are they related somehow?

Wild Apricot, Whirligig plant, and Lollipop plants, are all alternate names I have heard used for Passion flower.

They are called Wild Apricot because of the sweet wild fruit that they produce.

wow those are really beautiful! I've been wanting to grow some for a long time and haven't been able to get my hands on some seeds...would you happen to have some or could you get some? I'm sure I have something you'd like :-)