Archival Print: Passionfruit - Passiflora edulis

This individually signed Giclee print is taken from an original watercolour work by Jennifer Duval-Smith, a self-taught botanical artist living and working in Auckland.

Passionfruit - Passiflora Edulis features the ripening fruit and the leaves and twining tendrils of the passionfruit vine, a New Zealand Garden favourite which flourishes in the warmer climate of the North Island. A tart treat, many Kiwis have fond childhood memories of cutting open the leathery purple skin of the ripened fruit to scoop out the delicious seeds with a teaspoon. The striking yellow and black seeds also frequently feature on top of pavlova, a national dessert favourite made of meringue and cream.

The Passionfruit is a vine species of passion flower that is native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It has a remarkable number of symbolic interpretations across different cultures. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries used different parts of its spectacular round flower to illustrate the story of the Passion of Christ, the radial filaments representing the crown of thorns. In the Flower Language so beloved by well off Victorians, the flower symbolised religious superstition. In India the five anthers are interpreted as the Five Pandavas placing the divine Krishna at the centre. In Israel, Greece and Japan, it is called a version of Clock Flower. In Turkey its name refers to the wheel of fortune.

This image is printed on 310gsm archival quality, 100% cotton rag paper. It is acid-free, lignin-free and uses lightfast High Dynamic Range (HDR) Ultra Chrome inks.

Your print will arrive flat and securely wrapped and protected in a robust cardboard outer package, with inner backing board and plastic sleeve.