Passiflora edulis

Climber

HomeClimberPassiflora edulis

Not known

Family: Passifloraceae
Height: 9 m / 30 ft
Sun
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 1 of 5
Other Uses: 1 of 5

Native Habitat

Passion Flower, Purple granadilla Passiflora edulis native habitat is Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. An agreeable cooling taste, somewhat like an orange with a mixture of acid. The ripe aromatic fruit is allowed to wrinkle and develop sweetness, it is then eaten raw, juiced, made into a syrup or used in sauces, cakes etc. The fruit is about 5cm in diameter. An edible oil is obtained from the seed. Grown commercially in Australia and New Zealand.