Well i took a pic of this passion flower (passiflora incarnata) the other day. Actually I had for the longest known them by their other name maypop. Thats cause the fruit that develops will ripen and then just pop. Then I thought that the name passion flower was cause it had been thought to be some aphrodisiac or something, but the real way it got its name it a bit more interesting and thought I would share it. Hope you enjoy. When Christian missionaries arrived in South America in the 16th century, they found a plant which they felt was a good omen for their mission. They called it the passion flower because to them it symbolized the death of Christ. The five sepals and five petals of the flower, which are similar in appearance, represent the disciples without Peter and Judas. The double row of colored filaments, known as the corona, signifies the halo around Christ's head or the crown of thorns. The five stamens and the three spreading styles with their flattened heads symbolize the wounds and the nails respectively. The vines tendrils resemble the whips used to scourge Christ.