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| Category: Vine |
| Family: Passifloraceae (Passion-flowers) |
| Origin: Brazil (South America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Blue & White |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Fragrant Flowers: Yes |
| Height: Climbing (Vine) |
| Width: Spreading |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): High Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Passiflora ligularis (Granadilla) - A vigorous vine that is woody at the base and climbs onto structures or high into trees using tendrils with heart-shaped 4 to 8 inch long leaves that are of a medium green color and paler below with prominent veins. In the warmer months of the year appear the 4 inch wide sweetly fragrant flowers, often in pairs at the leaf base. These flowers have greenish white sepals and light pinkish-white petals with 2 ranks of filaments that are banded with bluish purple. These are followed by 2 to 3 inch long rounded yellow-orange fruit with light purple markings with a hard outer shell surrounding the gelatinous clear pulp that contains the seeds. This sweet pulp is the edible part and contains vitamins A, C, and K, phosphorus, iron, and calcium. Other common names include Sweet granadilla, Grenadia, Water Lemon, Granada China and Sugar Fruit. This plant is not recommended for growing in California but we have been tending, for several years, a large vine in our nursery that bears good fruit. It was growing through a large Datura though now is in full sun. This plant is native to northern Argentina through the Andes Mountains between Bolivia and Venezuela and as far north as Mexico. It is cultivated worldwide in mild moist tropical mountainous regions. The specific epithet "ligularis" is in reference to the flower's ligulate meaning strapped shaped corolla filaments.
This information is based on research conducted about this plant in our nursery library and from reliable online sources. We also take into consideration observations of it in our nursery of crops, as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens we have visited. We will incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Passiflora ligularis. |
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