Passion fruit
Passiflora edulis Sims
Also known as: Purple passion fruit, Purple granadilla
Family: Passifloraceae
Climbing vine of 5 to 10 m
Planted in mild climates, on trellis or pergola, also grown in pots
Flowering: June – September
Full sun
Not very hardy, dislikes frost below -5°C, grown in pots outside Mediterranean climates
❓ How do you recognise this plant?
The passion fruit flower owes its name to Spanish missionaries, who saw in it the symbols of the Passion of Christ: the corona of filaments recalling the crown of thorns, and the five stamens the wounds of Christ.
🍃 Leaves
Deciduous or semi-evergreen, deeply three-lobed, borne on a vine climbing by tendrils
🌸 Flowers
Large, complex flower, white with a purple and white filamentous corona, very spectacular
🍎 Fruits
Oval berry with wrinkled purple skin when ripe, tangy, fragrant orange pulp containing many seeds
🪵 Bark
Climbing vine with angular stems bearing tendrils
🗺️ Distribution
Native to South America; grown in the mild Mediterranean climate of France, elsewhere in pots or under glass
🐝 Value for pollinators
Large spectacular flower, naturally pollinated by large carpenter bees in a tropical climate
✂️ Horticultural uses
Ornamental fruiting vine with exceptional flowers, grown in mild climates or in pots
ℹ️ Educational profile — do not use it to judge whether a plant is edible or safe.
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