The passion flower, in Latin: Passiflora incarnata, is a beautiful flower to photograph on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Passio whose name Passiflora is derived means suffering, Flos flower. The missionaries from Spain, arriving in South America, see in the flower the symbolism of Christ's suffering. His agony is also called "the Passion" . The ten green leaves, on the back of the stalk towards the three pedigrees, would symbolize the ten apostles. The missionaries had already written off Judas and Peter for convenience. The three dark, wine-red pistils represent the three nails with which their Messiah was nailed to the cross. It is and of course remains a very beautiful flower that has been blooming on my balcony for years at the beginning of the summer.
