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My Passion flower vine is climbing and flowering profusely. 

When the Spanish and Portuguese missionaries came to the Americas in the 16^th century, they used the Passion Flower as a symbolic way to teach about the story of Jesus Christ.

• The 10 petals represent Jesus’ Faithful Apostles
• The five “anthers” are symbolic of the five Sacred Wounds Jesus suffered
• The circle of filaments in the center of the flower represent the Crown of Thorns.
• The three purple stigma represent the 3 nails holding Jesus to the cross.