Botanical name | Passiflora edulis |
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Plant Care | ![]() Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. ![]() Semi Frost Hardy Semi Frost Hardy – Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures. ![]() Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. ![]() Pruning Required Pruning Required – Needs to be Pruned. ![]() Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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Flowers | This plant bears attractive purple-and- white flowers. |
Common name(s) | Passionfruit (granadilla) |
Origin | |
Foliage | This plant has shiny, dark-green foliage. |
Uses in landscape design | Ideal for small gardens as it grows on a trellis or along a fence. Grows in frost-free, temperate climates and subtropical areas. Passiflora edulis is also ideal for pergolas. |
Maintenance | Space vines 3m apart along a fence or trellis. Water and feed regularly during the active growing season. Pruning is not really necessary; plants can be thinned and cut back in winter to promote new growth as fruit is borne on new shoots. |
Fruit | This plant bears fruit that is round and purple when ripe. Pick the fruit when it is purple and store at room temperature. |
Growth rate | Fast |
Common pests and diseases | Mealy bug; scale; bullet disease, a virus that causes foliage to become yellow and curl up and woody swellings on fruit. Dig up and destroy any plants with these symptoms. |
Harvest | Pick the fruit when it is purple and store at room temperature. |
Passiflora edulis (Passionfruit (granadilla))
- Botanical name: Passiflora edulis
- Common name(s): Passionfruit (granadilla)
- Categories: Fruits and Vegetables
Plant description:
A fast-growing, evergreen perennial vine with shiny, dark-green foliage, attractive purple-and- white flowers, and fruit that is round and purple when ripe. Ideal for small gardens as it grows on a trellis or along a fence. Grows in frost-free, temperate climates and subtropical areas.
Family: Passifloraceae
Botanical Pronunciation: pass-ih-FLOR-uh ED-yew-liss
Passiflora edulis requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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This plant bears attractive purple-and- white flowers.
This plant has shiny, dark-green foliage.