Yellow Passionflower

Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea) is in the Passionfruit Family family (Passifloraceae). Across the U.S., iNaturalist users have logged 3,993 research-grade flowering observations of it in our sample, peaking in July.

Nationally it blooms mainly from June to August, but timing varies a lot by state and elevation — see the table below.

When to photograph Yellow Passionflower: observations by month (U.S.)

About Yellow Passionflower

Passiflora lutea, the yellow passionflower, is a flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae, native North America, in the eastern and south-central parts of the United States from Pennsylvania west to Kansas, and south to Florida and Texas. It is the northernmost species of Passiflora, occurring slightly further north than P. incarnata, and tolerant of winter temperatures down to −15 °C, and even −30 °C for short periods.From Wikipedia via iNaturalist — article, CC BY-SA.

Yellow Passionflower by state

Main season = months with at least 30% of the state's peak-month count.

Related wildflowers (Passionfruit Family)

Purple PassionflowerPassiflora incarnata

Scarletfruit PassionflowerPassiflora lanuginosa

Photography tips

• Photograph flowers on calm, overcast mornings to avoid wind blur and harsh shadows.
• Get low: a shallow depth of field (f/2.8–f/5.6) isolates a bloom against soft color.
• Stay on trails — trampling meadows kills plants and ruins next year's display.
• Try a kaleidoscope abstract of a single bloom with our online kaleidoscope tool.

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