Ep. 542 - The Passion Flower Family Revisited

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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It is time to revisit this episode is all about the passion flower family - Passifloraceae. Joining us is long time friend of the podcast, the one and only Rebecca Hilgenhof. Rebecca is extremely passionate about this group and I can't think of a better person to dish out an eloquent introduction to these wonderful plants. This episode was produced in part by Yellowroot, Wisewren, Nadia, Heidi, Blake, Josh, Laure, R.J., Carly, Lucia, Dana, Sarah, Lauren, Strych Mind, Linda, Sylvan, Austin, Sarah, Ethan, Elle, Steve, Cassie, Chuck, Aaron, Gillian, Abi, Rich, Shad, Maddie, Owen, Linda, Alana, Sigma, Max, Richard, Maia, Rens, David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:39.0	Indefensibleplants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week? If you follow in me on social media or taking part in our great extra podcast over on Patreon, you'll know that passion flowers are on my mind a lot lately. Been growing the great Pasiflora in Carnata in our garden and enjoying all of the wildlife.
0:38.0	It's attracting.
0:39.1	And that... that passion flowers are on my mind a lot lately. Been growing the great Passiflor in Carnata in our
0:55.0	garden and enjoying all of the wildlife it's attracting. And that made me want to revisit a conversation
0:59.8	I had back in 2017. This was a conversation I had with Rebecca Hilgenhoff, who is obsessed with
1:05.6	all things Passifloor AC. It's a fascinating family with a lot more to offer than just passion flower vines. And I don't
1:11.7	want to keep you from this conversation any longer. So let's just jump right into it. Without
1:14.9	further ado, let's revisit my conversation with Rebecca Hilgenhoff. I hope you enjoy. Thank you very much, Matt.
1:36.2	It's so great to have you back on.
1:37.8	And, you know, some might have heard your episode before, but for those who haven't,
1:41.8	how about we start with like a nice brief introduction to who
1:44.2	you are and where you're at, and then we can kind of segue into the topic of the day.
1:48.7	Okay, so I work at the Robert Tallinn's at Q in the UK in London, and my role there is
1:57.3	a tropical nursery supervisor, so I'm very fortunate to work in huge little hidden gem in
2:04.3	the tropical nursery fantastic it's an amazing job and it sounds like you've gotten promoted since the
2:09.4	last time we talked yes I did I was very fortunate but yeah I'm very very glad and I'm very
2:17.1	excited as well about the future.
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