Passiflora edulis (F)
purple granadilla
Vigorous evergreen climber about 5m tall, with glossy, mid-green, 3-lobed leaves to 20cm long. Bowl-shaped white flowers 7cm across, green beneath, with purple coronal filaments, are produced in summer, followed by ovoid yellow to purple edible fruit, 5cm long in summer and autumn
Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
2.5–4 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White Purple | Green | Yellow Purple | |
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H1ABotanical details
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen or Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Climbing
- Genus
Passiflora are mostly tender tendril-climbing shrubs, with simple or palmately-lobed, generally evergreen leaves and showy flowers of distinctive structure with often colourful coronal filaments, followed by conspicuous fruits, edible in some species
- Name status
Correct
- Plant range
- South America
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a conservatory or frost free greenhouse in a container of peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light, with shade from hot sun. See passion flower cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed, semi-hardwood cuttings or by layering in spring or autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Sub-tropical
- Conservatory and greenhouse
- Edible fruit
Pruning
Pruning group 11 or pruning group 12 if necessary, in early spring
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, mealybugs and scale insects under glass
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and a virus
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