Passionflower

Habitat & Origin

Passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) is native to warm, temperate regions of North and Central America, where the plant climbs over bushes and forest edges. For infusions, leaves and young stems are harvested during multiple rounds in the growing period, when the material is still supple and freshly aromatic. The parts are immediately sorted and slowly dried to retain their soft hay and herbal tones. Maison Tisane selects passion flower based on leaf consistency, green color, and a light, straw-like scent for a calm, rounded infusion.

Active compounds

Passion flower contains a soft mix of flavonoids, light alkaloids, and straw-like aromatic components. These compounds create a calm, green-floral herbal layer with a friendly, light hay-like character. The subtle bitters and leafy tones give the infusion a quiet, even structure that dictates atmosphere rather than emphatic taste. In blends, passion flower works as an enveloping background, rounding off sharp edges and giving the whole a soft, evening mildness.

Ayurvedic approach

Passion flower has a cool, inward-turning signature that mainly soothes Pitta and softly orders Kapha in Ayurvedic energetics, while Vata is approached neutrally. In South American indigenous traditions, the plant was considered a 'twilight climber': an herb that opens in soft light and symbolizes rest. Energetically, passion flower carries that evening feeling — leafy serenity, a straw-like mildness, and a subtly descending movement that rounds off the flavor profile.

Flavour profile & Blending

Precautions