Of the three passion vines we planted last year, it seemed only one survived the winter’s freeze. Then I noticed a leaf. It wasn’t the same kind of leaf as the surviving passion vine, but it looked vaguely familiar. As we have had many plant volunteers turn out quite well, I am leaving (leafing, haha) this one to see what happens. A few leaves later, and it looks like it may be a passionflower. The three-lobed leaf looks like the other variety we planted, just about two feet from either of the original planting locations. Either one of the seeds took, or the roots are spreaders. I’ll take it!

A few days after I took this photo, I noticed that a tendril had extended at the top of the plant. Another encouraging clue!