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Edible Passionfruit
Passiflora edulis
Sims
pass-ah-FLOOR-ah ED-you-luss
Passifloraceae
Explanation of name:
The generic name means Passionflower. Edulis means edible.
Natural range:
South America
Recognition:
Corona is purplish. Fruit egg-sized, purplish
or yellow, orange inside. Leaves glossy on top (vs. dull in similar P.
incarnata). There are many cultivars and hybrids.
Landscape uses:
Edible fruit. Can become weedy. Requires support and pruning.
Internet sources:
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/passionfruit.htm
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html
http://hort.ufl.edu/shrubs/PASEDUA.PDF
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Botanical name
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English |
FL native
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Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems |
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Passiflora edulis
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Edible Passionfruit |
Exotic |
Vine |
Mostly SP
(-SU or FA) |
Vine |
3’-5’
(Internet sources as
above) |
SU
WD
Acid best
AT-
Irrigated
(Internet
sources as above) |
Can become weedy
Fungal problems
Wind damage
Needs support and
pruning
Productive only a
few years
Nematodes
Caterpillar food |
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