Passiflora edulis f. edulis - Passion Flower Purple Granadilla Seeds - Edible Fruit

Passiflora edulis f. edulis Seeds

Purple Granadilla

Of all the flowering vines, Passion Flower bears some of the showiest blooms on earth. The Passion Flower is easy to grow and looks absolutely stunning in the garden or inside, as a year-round houseplant. The variety offered here (Purple Granadilla) is a vigorous and free flowering deciduous climbing perennial vine which grows up to 6 meters long at maturity. Blooming from late May through October, its beautifully intricate purple and white fragrant flowers are approximately 7 – 10 cm across and are followed by smooth, round 5 cm fruits that are edible and turn yellow when ripe. The dark purple edulis variety is smaller than a lemon, though it is less acidic than the yellow passion fruit, and has a richer aroma and flavour. Although classed as half-hardy, Passion Flower can survive winters up to -20°C when it has the shelter of a north facing wall. In colder zones, these are best grown outside in containers and overwintered inside or grown as a year-round houseplant. Inside plants bloom intermittently throughout the winter months. In short, Passion Flower is very easy to grow, a delight to look at and smell and provide stunning flowers for any garden or a bright location inside.