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Passifloraceae
Conch-apple
Passiflora maliformis
Also known as Passiflora maliformis var. pubescens, Rose apple, Malay apple, Passiflora caudata
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Passionflower · Tropical · Vine · Climbing · Fruit · Rare · Exotic · Outdoor · Apple · Flowers
Conch-apple passionflower is a tropical vine known for its unique apple-shaped fruits and attractive flowers. It requires warm conditions with partial shade and regular watering during growing season. Provide strong support for vigorous climbing growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, allow slight drying between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- 30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 8a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Colombia, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, GaláPagos, Haiti, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Marquesas, New Caledonia, Niue, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Windward Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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