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Passiflora edulis

Passion Fruit

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Description

The Passion Fruit Vine is famous for producing the edible "passion fruit". A purplish, egg-shaped fruit with a leathery hide reveals inside, a pudding-like mass, with edible seeds. It can be scooped out or sucked out of the halved fruit. This vine is often invasive, easily growing 20' per year. It should be planted next to a chain link fence or in a container with a trellis, as it can be trained. Leaves are dark green and evergreen. Flowers are fragrant and multi-colored and layered, blooming in spring, followed by the fruit. This vine does best in full sun in frost-free areas that are not extremely hot in summer. It needs well draining, rich, sandy, loamy soil.

 

Plant Type

Vine

Height Range

25-40'

Flower Color

Purple, Multi-Colored

Flower Season

Spring

Leaf Color

Dark Green

Bark Color

n/a

Fruit Color

Purple

Fruit Season

Summer

Sun

Full

Water

Medium

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam

Soil Condition

Rich, Well-drained, Moist

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Formal, Tropical, Wild Garden

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers, Specimen

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

Location Uses

Entry, Patio, Walls / Fences

Special Uses

Container

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Check your irrigation controller once a month, and adjust as necessary.

Most plants require only one-third as much water in winter as they do in summer.