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.
This powerful symbolism has led to the inclusion of the Passion Flower among the ornamentation of various churches, such as in stained glass window designs, altar frontals and lectern falls. But the Passion Flower is sacred even outside the Christian world.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.