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Passifloraceae
Common passionfruit
Passiflora edulis
Also known as Purple passionflower, Purple granadilla, Passion vine, Passiflora incarnata
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Passionfruit · Edible · Vine · Climbing · Tropical · Fruit · Trellis · Flowers · Exotic
Common passionfruit is a vigorous climbing vine that produces exotic purple flowers and edible fruit. Provide sturdy trellising and regular watering during growing season, with reduced watering in winter. Thrives in warm climates with protection from strong winds.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep watering until soil is thoroughly moist · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- 32°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Central African Repu
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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