Passion Fruit Plant

Bring the flavors of the tropics into your kitchen, with the delicious Passion Fruit, an easy-to-grow vine that produces a crop of berries throughout the summer. The purple fruits, about the size of a small lemon, are delicious, whether you eat them fresh, use them in smoothies or ice-cream, or turn them into tropical jam. The large flowers, 3 inches across, blend white and purple coloring with their uniquely beautiful form, and will intrigue you as each one opens along the stems. A short time later the green fruits will have turned purple and will be ripe and ready to eat. You are so much going to enjoy their tangy, sweet, tropical flavor and aroma. Flowers and fruit are produced over a long period, through summer and into the fall. You can grow the Passion Fruit Plant outdoors year-round in frost-free zones, or keep your plant indoors during winter and replant it outside – in the ground or in a pot – for the summer. Flowers come first, starting in May, and within 80 days the fruits will be ripe, so they will be abundant through summer and into the fall. If you live in a colder area the best plan is to grow your plant in a good-sized pot with a trellis panel, moving it inside and out with the change of seasons.

• Delicious tropical flavors from purple, 2-inch berries
• A climbing vine, best grown in a pot and moved from inside to outdoors
• Stunning, beautiful white and purple flowers from May to July
• Attractive twining stems and leaves grow on any surface
• Can be grown outdoors year-round in zone 10

A place in the sun is best for your Passion Fruit Plant, which is easy to grow in any moist, rich, well-drained soil. It enjoys humid conditions and grows well in the southeast. Indoors, keep in a bathroom or kitchen, at a bright window. Water and fertilize regularly from spring to fall, and bring inside before the first frost. Reduce watering in winter, and put outside again after the last frost in spring. Prune in spring to leave a short framework of stems, as flowers form on new growth. Self-pollinating, with the help of insects, just one plant produces a good crop. Time outdoors will usually deal with any houseplant pests that may develop during the winter months, and keeping the plant humid, with regular misting, will also control pests.