[pepsi100]

On my travels the past few months in South America, while I was in Brazil I came across these really big passion fruits, they are as big as your hand or about the size of a large cooking apple

They are really good, with a yellow skin and very juicy

Now what I want to know has anyone grown thenm in the Uk and if so what requirements do I need to cultivate them here ?

I have a conservatory that I use to grow most things with mixed success

If anyone has successfully grown them to fruiting, could let me know, it would really be appreciated

[Yorkie]

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=295

RHS don't cover it in any detail as it's a tropical plant ... good luck!

Wikip... has an article on it too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passionfruit

[pepsi100]

Thanks, both places I first went to to find out more, then I posted here, usually find someone who knows how to grow these exotic things

[mumofstig]

This site
http://www.readytogrow.co.uk/seeds/p_Passiflora_Edulis.html

suggests frost free greenhouse or conservatory, til mature.

[pepsi100]

When the seds arrive, we will make a stab at growing them 

[pepsi100]

Ah, there are 3 varieties of this and it seems I have got the hardest one to propogate, both seeds and plants

Well all is not lost I have nopt got the easiest variety (and the one I originally wanted) Passiflora Mollissima

These seeds cost me more than a kilo of the fruit  , so they better be good

[mumofstig]

If that's the one you have - there's some interesting info on P mollissima here ( assuming of course that you haven't already seen it  )

http://www.seedaholic.com/passiflora-mollissima-banana-passion-flower.html

[pepsi100]

Thanks, I had done a google for them and that is how I found this species, and yes I did read that page, but thank you all the same

I never knew this was actually classed as a weed  and goes everywhere

There should be a battle royale in my garden between this and my Jasmin 

But at least I can eat the fruit from the passion flower and smell the jasmin 

Maybe I should keep it in a flower pot 

[pepsi100]

Has anyone here attempted to grow these and got fruit from them ?

How long did it take ?

[Sparkyrog]

After a 4 year wait I have fruit from a passion flower no idea what variety but VERY  disappointed  they are yellow plum sized and rubbish  a few juicy seeds inside and thats it !

[pepsi100]

I am hoping for something better than that
More like these

[Sparkyrog]

I wish you luck 

[pepsi100]

Thanks I think I need it after reading your expeiriences