Start growing
Tropical/Subtropical. Full sun, heavy feeder. Needs trellis.
GROW SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Passion Fruit Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit
Passiflora edulis
From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Passion Fruit care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Passiflora edulis
- Common names
- Passion Flower, Maracuya
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Genus
- Passiflora
- Species
- P. edulis
Growing with your kit
The Seeds In A Cup® kit captures the complex germination of these tropical seeds in a mini-greenhouse.
Propagation
Seed or cuttings.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Fast growing in heat; flowers last only one day.
Growing conditions
Tropical rainforest edges.
Weather & tolerances
Heat tolerant; killed by frost.
Pests & plant health
Caterpillars (Gulf Fritillary) and Fusarium wilt.
Plant safety
Pulp is edible; unripe fruit can be toxic (cyanogenic).
Botanical features
A vigorous vine with complex, alien-looking flowers and purple or yellow rind fruit filled with seeds.
Varieties
‘Possum Purple’, ‘Yellow Flavicarpa’.
Garden & everyday uses
Juice, desserts, ornamental
Native range & distribution
Native to South America (Brazil, Paraguay).
Conservation
Secure.
Name origins
Named by missionaries who saw the 'Passion of Christ' symbolism in the flower parts.
History
16th-century Spanish missionaries used the flower to teach the Easter story to indigenous people.
TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING
Your next beginning, in a cup.
Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to passion fruit.
Vine Grow Kit
Passion Fruit Vine Seed Starter Grow Kit
USD 14.99
100 in stock
Passiflora edulis
10-21 daysView kit →
THE GROWING CONVERSATION
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