passion fruit
edible-fruited passion flower - Passiflora edulis
- 1.5 litre pot | 30cm cane
- £22.99
- In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist, well-drained or large pots filled with loam-based compost
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering period: June to August
- Hardiness: tender (will need winter protection)
Spectacular, bowl-shaped white flowers 10cm (4”) across, with symbolic thorn-shaped stamens, a halo of white sepals and crowned with white coronal filaments, stained a deep purple towards the base. The egg-shaped, edible purple fruits of this tender, vigorous climber contain sweet orange pulp and black seeds, ripening after a reliably long and warm summer. A native of tropical and sub-tropical regions in Brazil, it will be happiest when trained against a very sheltered, south-facing wall or grown in a large pot and kept in a conservatory or greenhouse. - Garden care: Water freely during the growing season, but cut back a little in winter. Keep frost free in winter (they prefer temperatures no lower than 10°C) and remove dead, misplaced or overcrowded stems in spring.
