The first one looks like 'sweet william' before it gets flower buds. ? If its not a bother... I would let it grow to maturity and see if it flowers again.

Does anyone know if it's the same one that grows in the Southern states? I used to have one that I got from a roadside ditch in Georgia. I loved it and would like to get another one.

esox .... pick a convenient cluster and keep an eye on them. Some species will have ripe seeds on the bottom while the top is still blooming, but a week or two after the last blooms is a good time to check. Take a 5-gallon bucket with you. When you see that the stalks have tan or yellowish dry-feeling bean-like pods on them, Test the bottom pods - snip one off and see if it pops open easily, and has dry seeds inside. If so, snip the entire bloom stalk and put it cut site UP in the bucket. Collect several stalks. Don't harvest more than 1 in 10 stalks - these are annuals Leave them in the bucket until the pods are all dry and splitting ... the seeds will be spit out, but land in the bucket. Late this summer, rake the dirt where you want them to grow, scatter the seeds and rake them in. They will probably sprout and grow just fine.

Actually, the fruit of Passion Vine is highly edible -- you've just picked it too soon. Another common name for the vine is Wild Apricot, which should give you some idea of the general taste of the ripe fruit. When it's ripe the skin pales to a soft yellow green and the flesh will be quite soft. The ripe seeds inside will be dark. The black bug might be a leaf footed bug. They suck sap, but don't seem to do too much damage in my garden, unlike their relative the squash bug, which pretty much destroys my squash plantings every year. Marty Here is a link that might be useful: Leaf Footed Bug