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The passion fruit

regions:

The Passion Flower is in the heart of South America home. Today it is cultivated in the tropics and subtropics.

Growth:

The passion fruit is an evergreen perennial vine with alternate leaves. It may be several meters long. She needs a climbing frame or trellis on which they can climb high. Did they even covered a climbing frame, it is relatively difficult to remove them (for repotting note!). The leaves grow to 18cm between 7 and consist of three lobes. The magnificent 5 to 8 cm large flowers spring from the leaf axils. They consist of 10 white crown and sepals. Directly above is a corona, which, as fringe of hair is formed. The stamens are yellow green.

The flower is self-fertile, so they can be fertilized with their own pollen. If you want to pollinate the flower, you must wait until the beginning of waxy pollen has turned into a powdered form. Does the pollination worked, grow relatively quickly the fruit. Need but then a few months until they are mature well.

flowering of Passiflora edulis

Edge feingezacktes Journal of P. edulis .

location:

summer	lot of sun tells of passion fruit. As a container plant in the summer it can be placed into the open to a sheltered spot. In a glass house or conservatory, but performance was best. As a house plant you have to keep the passion fruit is relatively small, so not to expect a rich harvest. The interesting flowers can be admired with good care but surely.
Winter	enough of the passion flower in winter, a cool 15 ° C, but brighter place.

cultivation / propagation:

fruit is to continually find in the trade. Take out the seeds and clean them from the flesh. In spring, sow the seeds in Ansaaterde or peat. Make a film or by coating using a mini greenhouse for high humidity. Planter up slightly shady and ensure a temperature of 20 to 25 ° C. Germination usually takes place after 2 to 3 weeks. Obtained no seeds, you can also carry the cuttings. This is an approximately 25cm long drive removed and placed in moist peat. Ensure also the necessary humidity, 20 ° C and partial shade.

Plants grown from seeds of Passiflora ligularis .

Passiflora caerulea is often planted for ornamental purposes. The fruits are edible but the taste would not be interesting.

substrate:

Potting soil with Torfanteilen has paid off.

casting:

Even in winter must be easy, but will remain consistent ball moisture, since the plant is not the leaves yields. Particularly in the spring because of the strong growth and wearing plenty of fruit must be poured. If you forget the casting and the soil dries out, with the dropping of the fruit is expected.

fertilizing:

During the wearing of fruits can be fertilized every 2 weeks. If no fruit is available, only fertilized once a month, since the plant is otherwise excessively lazy in flowering and growing. Fertilizing in the fall set!

lr: Passiflora edulis edulis, Passiflora edulis flavicarpa

Passiflora ligularis (Sweet Grenadilla)

fruiting / harvesting:

In the tropics, the plant produces throughout the year Fruit. For us, it is however only in spring to flower and fruit to follow in later. These are oval to round and up to 7 cm in diameter.

P. edulis edulis (purple / purple granadilla) P. quadrangularis (green / white / royal Granadilla) P. ligularis (orange / Sweet Granadilla)

Passiflora x belotii (ornamental)

fruit use:

The thicker shell is not eaten, the myriad Cores that are surrounded by real flesh (pulp), and very comfortable. Used to find the fruits of the passion fruit as fresh fruit, as juice (usually with pineapple, orange or other juices mixed), ice cream and other desserts.

genus Info:

The genus includes many species. Many are kept as ornamental plants.

Passiflora edulis edulis	variation 1 P. edulis : Also called purple granadilla, you know on a purple-colored shell. It occurs mostly for fresh consumption in use. Sweet-sour flavor.
Passiflora edulis flavicarpa	version 2 of the P. edulis : Yellow-Grenadilla. Slightly larger, more acidic, and yellow colored fruits.
Passiflora ligularis	sweetness called Granadilla. Orange fruit. Sweeter and more aromatic than the purple granadilla. Thick skin.
Passiflora mollissima	Curuba or banana-called Granadilla. As for fresh fruit and juices.
Passiflora laurofolia	Yellow-Granadilla. Yellow-orange fruits, edible.
Passiflora maliformis	Sweet called calabash. Gefärte yellow fruits, edible.
Passiflora quadrangularis	royal Granadilla. Fruits up to 20cm long. Pericarp green-white-yellow. Using fruit salads, juices, ...
Passiflora caerulea	kept as an ornamental plant. The fruits are edible be, the flavor is not recommended.
Passiflora x belotii	as an ornamental plant
Passiflora 'Victoria'	as an ornamental plant
other types	A variety of other species with edible fruit or for ornamental purposes, are distributed worldwide.

Passiflora violacea 'Victoria' (ornamental)

Passiflora x belotii (ornamental)

Text: Dominik re