How to Grow and Care for Common passionfruit

Common passionfruit, also known as Purple passionfruit, Purple granadilla, Passiflora, Maracuja, Passion vine, Grenadille, Maracuyá, Parcha

Common passionfruit thrives in warm climates and requires full sunlight and well-draining soil to flourish. It's essential to provide regular water, especially during fruiting periods, yet it's important to avoid waterlogging. Support structures for common passionfruit's climbing vines enhance growth and fruit production. Common passionfruit benefits from periodic fertilization but is sensitive to over-fertilization, which can lead to fewer blooms.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Common passionfruit

Toughness	High
Care Level	Low
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	6.5-7.5
Planting Time	Spring
Hardiness Zones	9-12

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Varieties of Common passionfruit

Common passionfruit 'Party Animal'

A variant of passion flower, common passionfruit 'Party Animal' has been bred to be a truly show-stopping plant. Not only do its large, beautiful flowers draw the eye, but this cultivar is a fairly vigorous grower and will easily climb the side of a wall or trellis. It blooms profusely during summer and fall and thrives in full sun or partial shade, making it an adaptable and easy-to-grow species.

Common passionfruit 'Possum Purple'

Common passionfruit 'Possum Purple' is a cultivar of the edulis variety of passionfruit, which means that it has purple fruits rather than yellow. It is a dwarf version of its parent, reaching only 91 cm instead of 4.5 m. The name refers to the deep purple color of the flowers that also resemble possum fur.

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Common passionfruit is a perennial evergreen vine known for its distinctive summer blooms and palatable fruit. It showcases striking flowers which amalgamate white petals with regal purple filaments in a vivid display. Following the floral spectacle, common passionfruit bears oval-shaped, purple-skinned fruits. These encapsulate a soft, juicy interior teeming with seeds. As the skin of the fruit matures and wrinkles, sweetness intensifies. It flourishes in abundant sunlight and thrives with consistent moisture. Each element, from flower to fruit, presents vivid pigmentation and succulence, pivotal for successful identification.