Hint: You can see this vine with purple flowers climbing near a yellow shrub and close to painted gourd birdhouses.
When Spanish explorers first encountered the Indians of Peru and Brazil, they found this plant used in native folk medicine as a sedative. They took it back to Spain, and then it gradually spread throughout Europe.
There are more than 400 varieties of this plant throughout the world today. Common names are: Maypop herb, Apricot vine, and Passion Vine.
http://www.springboard4health.com/notebook/herbs_passion_flower.html
