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| Passiflora edulis flowers
are great evidence that someone up there is having way too much fun.
I love the colors and the exotic extra
parts of the Passiflora edulis flowers. The passion fruit is this wrinkled purple
thing, kind of like a 2" tall raisin when it gets ripe. The pulp is eaten off the seeds. Kind of
sweet and a little tart. The passion fruit is high in vitamins A and
C. It can be juiced for passionate mixed drinks. I think it is
a lot of trouble to juice for breakfast, but not so bad for a special
occaision. You can even make a passion
fruit pie. Difficulties with growing passiflora edulis
primarily revolve around Winters that are too cold and inadequate
drainage. Passiflora edulis is tender in the high 20's.
The passion vines develop
some thatch that periodically should be thinned for looks, but not for the needs of the
plant. Passiflora edulis will not tolerate sitting in boggy soil.
Planting Passiflora edulis onto a south facing slope or wall is an
excellent way to gain a little heat for this tropical beauty.
Passion vines have interesting methods
of spreading pollen. And intriguing egg
mimic appendages to fool butterflies that wish to deposit their eggs.
High resolution images of Passiflora
edulis are available.
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