The term âhalf and halfâ shows up very frequently in cooking and baking recipes in the US, but it is not particularly well known outside of the US (or the term refers to something completely different). When it appears in a recipe, it sometimes generates a little confusion as to what it is.
Note that the purple passion vine (Gynura aurantiaca) is unrelated to the Passiflora species and is considered nontoxic to dogs, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Purple passion grows in USDA zones 10 through 12. 1  Dig This.
Flower Power. Even the history of this striking flower is rich with reverence. Called Espina de Cristo (Christ's thorns) by Spanish Christian missionaries who first discovered it in South America, each part of the flower holds symbolic meaning in recognition of the crucifixion story-the passion of the Christ.n India, for example, the flower's structure is interpreted according to the story of the five Pandava brothers, with the Divine Krishna at the center, opposed by the army of one hundred at the outside edges. The pigment of the blue Passion Flower is said to be associated with the color of Krishna's aura.