species
Passiflora edulis
Passion fruit · Purple granadilla
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Passiflora edulis belongs to the family Passifloraceae, also known as Passion fruit or Purple granadilla, introduced to the UK. It reaches 4 m tall and 1.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from July to September and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H2 (tender): 1 to 5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 4 m tall × 1.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H2 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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